INS Darshak of the Eastern Naval Command, on a two-month deployment to Sri Lanka, has successfully completed surveys of Weligama Bay and Southern Coast of Sri Lanka.
The result of the surveys were formally handed over by Captain Peush Pawsey, Commanding Officer, INS Darshak to Vice Admiral R.C. Wijegunaratne, the Commander of Sri Lanka Navy, in a ceremony held in Colombo.
According to a press release, the survey operations were undertaken in three phases and ship also visited Colombo and Galle Harbour. The ship and ship’s survey motor boats fitted with multi-beam systems were extensively deployed and the hydrographic survey data for more than 7,000 nautical miles was collected. Ship’s integral Chetak helicopter also participated in the operations.
-Th Hindu
- Agencies
