Indian Navy’s Deep Submergence Rescue
Vehicle
Indian
Navy has inducted its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) which is
deployed to rescue downed or disaster-struck submarines at high sea.
It
will be based in Mumbai, Maharashtra and enhance Navy’s operational
capabilities. With this, India joined select list of international navies with
ability to search, locate and provide assistance to downed or disaster-struck
or distressed submarines at high sea.
The
second DSRV is expected to be inducted at Visakhapatnam in 2019.
It
can be deployed at short notice for providing assistance to submarines in
distress. Some DSRV vessels are air transportable in very large military cargo.
DSRVs
can also be deployed for various other missions including to lay cables on the
sea bed.
The DSRV is
supplied by UK based JFD, a leading underwater capability provider.
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