Indian Navy Strengthens Maritime Capabilities With Induction Of Survey Vessel Sandhayak In Vizag

The Indian Navy is going to commission its newest survey ship, Sandhayak, in Vizag on Saturday. The ship will help the navy keep a closer eye on key waterways.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar, and Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, who is in charge of the Eastern Naval Command, are just a few of the important people who will be there.

A Navy spokesman said, “The event will be the official joining of the Navy of the first of four survey vessel (large) ships that are being built at M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.”

The Indian Navy got Sandhayak on December 4 after it had been through a tough and thorough training program in both port and at sea.

Complete hydrographic surveys of ports, harbors, navigational routes, coastal areas, and deep seas would be the ship’s main job. The goal is to make sure that ships can safely navigate the oceans.

As an additional function, the ship will be able to carry out a variety of naval tasks.

The Sandhayak has cutting edge hydrographic gear, such as multibeam echo-sounders for deep and shallow water, an autonomous underwater vehicle, a remotely operated vehicle, a system for collecting and processing data, and satellite-based tracking systems.

The ship, which was reborn as its current form from the Sandhayak, which was taken out of service in June 2021, has two diesel engines and can reach speeds of over 18 knots.

According to the Navy, Sandhayak, which is 110 meters long, 3400 tons, and made up of 80% indigenous materials, is proof of India’s growing shipbuilding skills in line with the country’s vision of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.

What it said was that Sandhayak was a real sign of a developed India that was in line with the national goal for Amrit Kaal.