Remnants Of Pakistani Submarine Lost In 1971 Discovered Near Vizag Coast
- Naval veterans said that there were two submarines at the bottom of the sea near the port of Vizag.
- At depths of up to 1,000 meters, these trucks can be used for underwater rescues. India has now used two DSRVs, which can be carried by ship or on land.
The Indian Navy’s new deep submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) has found the wreckage of the Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi, which sank on December 4, 1971, during the India-Pakistan war.
The US Navy used to call this type of submarine the USS Diablo. It was found at a depth of about 100 meters, about 2 to 2.5 km from the coast.
But the Indian Navy doesn’t want to touch it because they want to honor those who died in battle, according to sources here.
The sinking of the PNS Ghazi off the coast of Visakhapatnam with 93 people on board—11 officers and 82 sailors—was seen as the worst part of the war. It finished when Bangladesh was made in 1972. PNS Ghazi, which was built in the US, was sent by Pakistan to mine India’s eastern coast and find, follow, and sink INS Vikrant, which is India’s British-built Majestic-class aircraft carrier.
In the quiet, Ghazi cruised 4,800 km around the Indian peninsula to get to the coast of Vizag on November 14, 1971.
The Indian navy sent out its warship, INS Rajput, which found the Ghazi and sank it with depth charges. The Pakistani military has a different opinion. They say that the ship sank because of accidental blasts. On the bottom of the Bay of Bengal near Vizag, there are more than just the PNS Ghazi. Along with other ships from the Imperial Japanese Navy, the RO-110 sank off the coast of Rambilli locality in the unified Vizag district on February 12, 1944, during World War II. The submarine was sunk by depth charges from HMAS Launceston and HMIS Jumna.
Naval veterans said that there were two submarines at the bottom of the sea near the port of Vizag. People in the Navy, on the other hand, haven’t touched the Japanese submarine because they strongly believe it is where the brave souls will rest in peace, they said.
With an average depth of about 16 meters, Vizag is one of the few coastal towns with deep inlets where ships can anchor. There are more than 40 countries that have submarines, but very few that have created the technology to use a DSRV. At depths of up to 1,000 meters, these trucks can be used for underwater rescues. India has now used two DSRVs, which can be carried by ship or on land.
Facebook Comments