by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 15, 2023 | All, Blogs
India’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier began its sea trials off the coast of Kochi in August, 2021. The launch of the new Vikrant, was a seminal event in India’s maritime journey and one that brought a palpable sense of maritime pride. The...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 15, 2023 | All, Blogs
In 1992, The Indian Navy with the Odisha State Government planned a Bali voyage known as “Kaling Bali Yatra” to celebrate Boita Bandana and retrace the ancient sea trade route between Odisha and Indonesia. This activity was a grand gesture aimed at rediscovering the...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 15, 2023 | All, Blogs
When on 26 December 2004, Tsunami struck due to an undersea earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, within 12 hours the first Indian naval helicopters were in Sri Lanka with relief material. In the next 24 hours, two Indian naval ships were already in Galle...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 15, 2023 | All, Blogs
An initiative that was given a “princely” sum of INR 1000/- by the then Commander-in-Chief of Western Naval Command, the amazing Vice Admiral RK Gandhi, with no hope of surviving a year, has crossed 43 years of relentless drive to showcase Indian Maritime Heritage....
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 15, 2023 | All, Blogs
The average lifespan of a ship at sea is considered as 25-30 years. After that, the maintenance of the ship becomes too expensive and dangerous to voyage in. However, today i.e 12 October marks the launch date of the Royal Navy’s Leda class frigate HMS Trincomalee who...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 15, 2023 | All, Blogs
“India will always be a voice of moderation, an advocate of dialogue and a proponent of international law” Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, UNSC Presidency, 2021 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 09, 2021, via video conferencing at United Nations Security...
