KOCHI: Indonesian Navy Ship KRI Usman Harun departed from Kochi on Tuesday after a three-day official visit lasting from September 3 to 5. The ship commanded by Captain Alan Dahlan had reached Kochi on Sunday. The Commanding Officer of the visiting ship accompanied by Major Mohammad Prima Vega Capella, Assistant Defence Attache of Indonesia, called on Rear Admiral R.J. Nadkarni, VSM, Chief of Staff (COS) , Southern Naval Command (SNC) for interactions and professional matters of common interest to both navies on Monday.
The visiting ship’s crew was given a conducted tour of some of the training units under SNC at Kochi like Water Survival Training Facility (WSTF), Damage Control Training Facility (DCTF) and the Diving School. A friendly volleyball match between teams from SNC and the visiting ship was also played. India-Indonesia relations have shown an upswing in defence cooperation with many new initiatives in the form of increasedmilitary delegation visits, as well as training exchanges.
