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India, Indonesia launch coordinated patrol in Indian Ocean |
The Indian and Indonesian Navies launched
the 14th cycle of coordinated patrol codenamed ‘Ind-Indo Corpat’ in the Indian
Ocean region on Sunday. The coordinated patrols were being conducted to prevent
piracy, armed robberies, poaching, illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and
other illegal activities in the deep sea. In pursuance of Navy-to-Navy cooperation
in the Indian Ocean region, the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy conduct coordinated
patrols of the International Maritime Boundary Line. Andaman Nicobar Command’s
Commander-in-Chief Vice Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi and Commander of Indonesian
Western Fleet Command jointly controled the operations. The units operating are
under the tactical command of the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andaman and Nicobar)
at Port Blair and Commander of Sea Security Group of Western Fleet located at
Tanjung Pinang. The Indian Navy will be deploying a Landing Ship Tank (Medium)
INS Mahish led by Commander MVR Krishna and a Fast Attack Craft (FAC) INS Trinkat
led by Lt Commander Pushkar Kumar. In addition, there will be one Indian Naval
Dornier, while the Indonesian Navy will be deploying a corvette and a Dornier
aircraft. An opening ceremony for the Ind-Indo Corpat is scheduled on October
19 at Belawan, Indonesia and the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andaman and Nicobar)
Commodore P Suresh will lead the Indian delegation. The closing ceremony will
be conducted on November 4 at Port Blair. |
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