Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL) today handed over the first indigenously built Diving Support Craft (DSC), DSC A20, to the Indian Navy.
The vessel is the first in a series of five DSCs being constructed by TRSL under the Ministry of Defence's Make in India initiative.
The handover ceremony took place in the presence of Commodore Aravind Chari, CSO (Tech), Southern Naval Command.
The Diving Support Craft, built with a catamaran-type hull, is designed to support the Navy's Command Clearance Diving Teams in critical underwater operations such as repair, maintenanceand salvage of ships inside and around harbours.
It is also equipped to serve as a training platform for the Navy's diving cadre, thereby enhancing oper...