Kochi, Feb 28 : INS Nireekshak, the Submarine Rescue and Diving Support Vessel (DSV) of the Indian Navy under Southern Naval Command, is on a visit to the port of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka from February 28 to March 8 to undertake joint ‘IN-SLN’ dive training. “The ship was accorded a traditional welcome by the Sri Lankan Navy. The Commanding Officer, Cdr Mohammed Ikram, himself a Deep Sea diver, called on Commander, Eastern Naval Area, SLN, RAdm Sanjeewa Dias. They held cordial discussions on various issues,” a defence press release said here on Monday. During the week-long visit, the ship would be the dive training platform for joint dives of IN-SLN divers on various wrecks in and around Trincomalee, both in harbour and at sea. The ship last visited the port in 2019 for similar training/ dives resulting in fruitful mutual gains. The ship is equipped with state-of-the-art diving systems. She is capable of undertaking Saturation dives upto 300m and Submarine rescue upto 150m. Ship fitted with a Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) which enables her to maintain precise position during Submarine Recue/Diving and Salvage operations. Prior to her arrival at Trincomalee, the ship participated in the recently conducted Presidential Fleet Review (PFR) at Visakhapatnam under the aegis of Eastern Naval Command. DS GK
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