800 tourists stranded in Andamans by storm, Navy on rescue mission
Dec 07, 2016, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi/Port Blair, Dec 7 (IBNS): About 800 tourists are stranded in Andamans' tourist magnet Havelock Island owing to storm as the Indian Navy has engaged itself in a rescue mission, defence sources said.
Indian naval ships on goodwill mission to Seychelles
Aug 26, 2016, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi/Seychelles, Aug 26 (IBNS): Indian Navy's WF ships, INS Kolkata and Trikand, sailed into Port Victoria, Seychelles on a goodwill mission, tweeted Principal Spokesperson, Ministry of Defence, Government of India on Friday.
INS Tarmugli joins the Indian Navy
May 24, 2016, at 12:32 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS) The Indian Navy on Monday commissioned the highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli at the hands of Vice Admiral HCS Bisht AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command at a formal ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
Wife swapping: SC directs state to form SIT to probe charge
May 13, 2016, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi, May 13 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Kerala state police to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the wife swapping charges against five Navy officers, reports said.
Anti Submarine Warfare Corvette 'Kadmatt' now in hands of Indian Navy
Nov 27, 2015, at 09:07 pm
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IBNS) A Super sophisticated frontline anti-submarine warship Corvette 'Kadmatt' built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) now belong to Indian Navy.
Pawan Hans chopper crash: Body of one pilot recovered
Nov 10, 2015, at 03:57 am
Mumbai, Nov 9 (IBNS): The body of one of the two pilots, who went missing after a Pawan Hans helicopter crashed off the coast of Mumbai last Wednesday evening, was recovered on Monday, media reports said.
Pawan Hans chopper crashes off Mumbai coast, 2 pilots missing
Nov 05, 2015, at 04:59 am
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IBNS): Two pilots have gone missing after a Pawan Hans helicopter crashed off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday evening.
INS Astradharini joins Indian Navy
Oct 07, 2015, at 12:46 am
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IBNS) An indigenously built Torpedo Launch and Recovery Vessel ‘INS Astradharini’, was commissioned on Tuesday by Vice Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Naval Command at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Base, Visakhapatnam.
INS Trikand visits Istanbul in Turkey
Oct 04, 2015, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IBNS): As a part of Indian Navy’s overseas deployment to West Asia, Africa and Europe, INS Trikand entered Istanbul on Sunday for a three-day visit.
Indian Navy rescues crew members of distressed ship off Mumbai coast
Jun 22, 2015, at 04:08 pm
Mumbai, June 22 (IBNS) Amid an extremely bad weather on a rough sea 19 crew members of a drifting vessel were rescued by a Sea King chopper of the Indian Navy off the Mumbai coast in the late night on Sunday.
Underwater search for missing Dornier aircraft to begin today
Jun 14, 2015, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi, June 14 (IBNS): The underwater search for the missing Coast Guard Dornier aircraft will commence on Sunday after an Indian Navy ship detected an intermittent transmission of sound as it searched for the missing Dornier aircraft on Saturday.
Coast Guard's Dornier Aircraft still missing, search operations to intensify
Jun 10, 2015, at 06:58 pm
Chennai, June 10 (IBNS): The Dornier aircraft of the Indian Coast Guard, which went missing on Monday night with three crew members while on a surveillance sortie over the seas, has still not been located.
Rape complaint filed against Indian Navy officer
May 28, 2015, at 09:52 pm
Mumbai, May 28 (IBNS) a rape complaint has been filed against a Lieutenant Commander in the Indian Navy in Mumbai as a girl has lodged an FIR against him.
Kolkata, Haldia ports remain under high vigil after terror threats
Nov 05, 2014, at 08:00 pm
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IBNS): High alert remained enforced on Wednesday in the two dock systems of Kolkata Port in Kolkata and Haldia after intelligence agencies received warning of possible terror attacks from Pakistan based terrorists, prompting the Indian Navy to remove two warships from the port, officials said.
Terror threat at Kolkata Port, warships removed
Nov 05, 2014, at 05:57 am
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IBNS): A high alert has been sounded in Kolkata Port on Tuesday after intelligence agencies received warning of possible terror attacks from Pakistan based terrorists, prompting the Indian Navy to remove two warships from the port that were to be displayed for the Naval Week celebrations.
GRSE launches Landing Craft Utility for Indian Navy
Sep 22, 2014, at 11:11 pm
Kolkata, Sept 22 (IBNS): The second in the series of eight 'Landing Craft - Utility' (LCU) Mark-IV ships being built for the Indian Navy by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), was launched on Monday at Garden Reach Dockyards in Kolkata.
Narendra Modi witnesses Navy's prowess
Jun 14, 2014, at 05:35 pm
Goa, June 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday embarked on India's largest warship aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.