Navy hails achievement
India on Wednesday announced that it successfully conducted transfer of personnel from a submarine to Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV).
The DSRV based in Visakhapatnam undertook 'live mating exercise' or transfer of personnel on Sunday.
The personnel transfer was transferred to submarine from INS Sindhudhvaj submarine which was the 'Distress Submarine' using DSRV. A Navy statement said, "live mating exercise is a historic achievement towards DSRV integration into the Indian Navy and would pave the way for the Indian Navy to emerge as a Submarine Rescue Provider in the Indian Ocean region".
It further added, "Submarine hatches on which the mating was carried out has been certified by the IN Submarine Designer i.e. DND (SDG). This is also a skill that has been newly acquired by the Indian Navy."India had inducted DSRV last year, and is a small submarine used for rescue missions.Indian DSRV has the capability to rescue personnel from a distressed submarine up to a depth of 650 m.
India plans to emerge as a center of regional excellence for Submarine Rescue Services.DSRV is being already used by the US, Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, UK, South korea, Russia, France, Norway & Italy.
1. Mission accomplished
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2. #INS Sindhudhvaj simulated as a Distress Submarine
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3. How the mission took place
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