INS Sarvekshak, a survey ship built indigenously, was commissioned by Union Shipping Minister Ved Prakash Goyal and dedicated to the nation at an impressive function held at the Naval base in Kochi on Monday morning.
Vice Admiral Harinder Singh, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, accepted INS Sarvekshak, the ninth survey vessel in the series of the Indian Navy.
The ship is equipped with a state-of-the-art survey equipment, which includes side scan sonar multi beam echo sounder arrays for deep sea survey, various geophysical sensing equipment used for sensing sea anomalies, latest navigation and satellite communication and a full fledged laboratory for analysis on board.
Constructed by Goa shipyard Ltd, it was built at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore. With an endurance of about 45 days, the ship is capable of extensive sailing to undertake a variety of hydrographic, oceanographic, bathymetric and geophysical tasks thereby bringing many an uncharted and unexplored waters under the survey's purview. Bureau Report