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Visakhapatnam: Simulated war on Day at Sea

2,400 students experience Naval exercise deep in Bay of Bengal.

Visakhapatnam: Over 3,000 Vizagites, including 2,400 students of various schools in Vizag and other parts of the region and neighbouring Odisha who are members of the Veteran Sailors Forum (VSF) and the Navy Foundation, have experienced some of the rare moments as they sailed onboard the Eastern Fleet Ships on Friday and witnessed various Naval exercises and drills at sea off Vizag.

The day-at-sea saw so-me exciting naval exercise on the sea. As the ships sailed into the deep waters, the action was on, turning the place into a war zone.
Six ships of the Eastern Fleet including the fleet-support ship and oil-tanker INS Shakti, stealth frigates INS ships Satpura, Shivalik, guided missile destroyer INS Ranvijay, stealth ASW corvette INS Kadmatt, missile corvettes IN Ships Kora, Khanjar, off-shore patrol vessel INS Sukanya and one submarine INS Sindhuvir participated in the event held as a part of the Navy Week observations.

The highlights of the Day at Sea included a demonstration of the asymmetric threat, Search and Rescue (SAR), by Chetak helicopters and Sonar Dunking by a Kamov helicopter. Acts of Under-way Replenishment were also demonstrated during the sea sortie.

Interacting with the media personnel onboard the Flag Ship INS Shakti, Rear Admiral B. Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet highlighted all the activities planned for the Navy Week 2016.

“It was a great experience for us as the naval personnel have given us a great opportunity and sailing on a Naval Ships was a thrilling experience,” said Bhavana Shah and Aadya Agarwal, Students of Timpany School.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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