The Indian Navy's Hydrographic Survey Ship, INS Sarvekshak, is based at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi.
05 July 2021 Current Affairs:After completing survey assistance, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sarvekshak departs Colombo.
Highlights:
♦ The Indian Navy's Hydrographic Survey Ship Sarvekshak completed survey work around the site of the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, which caught fire off the coast of Colombo.
♦ After a 12-day fire, the X-Press Pearl sank and was declared a total loss.
♦ Because of the chemical products that were spilled, the incident was deemed the worst marine ecological disaster in Sri Lankan history.
♦ At the request of the Sri Lankan government, the INS Sarvekshak was installed with state-of-the-art survey equipment, including the Side Scan Sonar.
♦ The survey of the wreckage area would allow for the issuance of advisories to both mariners and fishermen, as well as the subsequent removal of debris by Sri Lankan authorities, ensuring the navigational safety of marine traffic using Colombo port
About INS Sarvekshak:
♦ The Indian Navy's Hydrographic Survey Ship, INS Sarvekshak, is based at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi.
♦ It is equipped with the most advanced measurement equipment, such as deep-sea multi-beam echo sounder system, side scan sonar, sound velocity profiler and fully automatic digital measurement and processing system. In addition, the ship is also equipped with a Chetak helicopter.
Highlights:
♦ The Indian Navy's Hydrographic Survey Ship Sarvekshak completed survey work around the site of the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, which caught fire off the coast of Colombo.
♦ After a 12-day fire, the X-Press Pearl sank and was declared a total loss.
♦ Because of the chemical products that were spilled, the incident was deemed the worst marine ecological disaster in Sri Lankan history.
♦ At the request of the Sri Lankan government, the INS Sarvekshak was installed with state-of-the-art survey equipment, including the Side Scan Sonar.
♦ The survey of the wreckage area would allow for the issuance of advisories to both mariners and fishermen, as well as the subsequent removal of debris by Sri Lankan authorities, ensuring the navigational safety of marine traffic using Colombo port
About INS Sarvekshak:
♦ The Indian Navy's Hydrographic Survey Ship, INS Sarvekshak, is based at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi.
♦ It is equipped with the most advanced measurement equipment, such as deep-sea multi-beam echo sounder system, side scan sonar, sound velocity profiler and fully automatic digital measurement and processing system. In addition, the ship is also equipped with a Chetak helicopter.