INS Airavat

Photo: The Statesman

INS Airavat Ferrying COVID-19 Supplies Leaves Singapore Coast To India

Indian warship INS Airavat on May 5 headed to India with the COVID-19 emergency supplies from Singapore's Changi Naval Base as a part of Operation Samudra Sethu II. The Indian High Commission stated that the shipment consists of 3,650 oxygen cylinders of varying capacities and concentrators. The shipment is also ferrying 8 ISO cryogenic oxygen tanks under a separate commercial agreements between Tata Group, ITC, and Linde Gas.

Wed, 05 May 2021 - 04:48 PM / by Sohini Mandal

Tags: SINGAPORE, COVID-19 outbreak, INS Airavat, Oxygen Supply, operation samudra sethu

Courtesy: The Economic Times

INS Shardul.

Photo: DNA India

COVID-19: INS Shradul Sets Sail To Kuwait To Ferry Oxygen Tankers

Under Operation Samudra Sethu II, Navy’s INS Shardul vessel on May 4 set sail to Kuwait to bring medical oxygen containers. Reportedly, Indian Navy has deployed several ships to supplement the ongoing national mission ‘Oxygen Express’. Earlier, under Operation Samudra Sethu, INS Shardul was also used to bring ex-pats stranded in foreign countries during COVID. First of the Shardul class, INS Shardul is designed to carry tanks, trucks and… read-more

Tue, 04 May 2021 - 06:23 PM / by Sohini Mandal

Tags: Indian Navy, Naval Ships, operation samudra sethu, Oxygen Supply, Kuwait

Courtesy: The Economic Times