Dar es Salaam, April 13 -- INS Sunayna, designated as an Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar ship, entered the Port of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania on April 12 and will participate in the harbour phase of Exercise Aikeyme, according to the Ministry of Defence press release.

The ship sailed from Goa's Karwar on April 5, along with 44 naval personnel from nine Friendly Foreign Nations (FFNs) of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) who were embarked as part of the ship's crew.

The FFN includes Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. Rear Admiral AR Hassan, Chief of Tanzania Navy; Rear Admiral Nirbhay Bapna, ACNS (FCI); and Commodore Agyapal Singh, Defence Attache for Tanzania, alongside dignita...