New Delhi, July 10 -- Indian Navy is all set to commission the first of the class Diving Support Vessel (DSV) Nistar at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on July 18.
The event marks the formal induction of the ship which has been indigenously designed and constructed by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam. On commissioning, the ship will join the Eastern Naval Command to support deep sea diving and submarine rescue operations, a Defence Ministry statement said.
A total of 120 MSMEs have participated in the construction of this ambitious, unique and state-of-the-art vessel, achieving more than 80 per cent indigenous content.
In her earlier avatar ex-Nistar, was a submarine rescue vesse...