Visakhapatnam, July 9 -- The Indian Navy received its first indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel, INS Nistar, at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Tuesday.

The warship was delivered by the Hindustan Shipyard Limited.

The warship has been designed and built as per the classification rules of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS). The ship is highly specialised and can undertake Deep Sea Diving and Rescue Operations - a capability with select Navies across the globe.

The ship's name, 'Nistar' originates from Sanskrit and means liberation, rescue or salvation.

The ship, measuring 118 m with a tonnage of nearly 10,000 tons is installed with state-of-the-art Diving Equipment and has the capability to undertake Deep ...