INS Suvarna concludes port call at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
From 19 to 21 October 2024, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, INS Suvarna paid a port call for operational turnaround during her anti-piracy deployment in the Gulf of Aden.
Summary
From 19 to 21 October 2024, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, INS Suvarna paid a port call for operational turnaround during her ongoing anti-piracy deployment in the Gulf of Aden. The Commanding Officer, Cdr Lalit Yadav, called on Rear Admiral A.R. Hassan, Commander of the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) Naval Forces, and the High Commissioner of India to Tanzania, Bishwadip Dey. The two navies held joint training on Visit Board Search Seizure, damage control and fire-fighting drills; the ship handed over an Infantry Weapon Training Simulator to the TPDF and later carried out joint EEZ surveillance with the TPDF Navy, in line with India's vision of SAGAR.
Key facts
- Dates
- 19-21 Oct 2024
- Port
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Ship
- INS Suvarna (CO Cdr Lalit Yadav)
- Deployment
- Anti-piracy, Gulf of Aden
- Handed over
- Infantry Weapon Training Simulator to TPDF
- Joint activity
- EEZ surveillance with TPDF Navy
- Vision
- SAGAR
Practice MCQs 2 questions
INS Suvarna paid a port call from 19 to 21 October 2024, during its anti-piracy deployment in the Gulf of Aden, at:
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Correct answer: B — Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
PIB, 21 Oct 2024: INS Suvarna paid a port call at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 19-21 Oct 24 for operational turnaround during her anti-piracy deployment in the Gulf of Aden.
During its October 2024 port call at Dar es Salaam, what did INS Suvarna hand over to the Tanzania People's Defence Force?
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Correct answer: C — An Infantry Weapon Training Simulator
PIB, 21 Oct 2024: 'The ship also handed over the Infantry Weapon Training Simulator to the TPDF side.'