Indian Navy's first training corps to Colombo and Trincomalee

The training ships of the 01st Training Squadron of the Indian Navy arrived in Sri Lanka for a bilateral naval exercise today (24).

 

Accordingly, Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Shardul’ and ‘Magar’ arrived at the Colombo harbour whereas INS ‘Sujata’, ‘Sudarshini’, ‘Tarangini’ and Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ‘Vikram’ called at the port of Trincomalee.

 

The sail training ships of the 01st Training Squadron of the Indian Navy ‘Sudarshini’ and ‘Tarangini’ are also among the ships that arrived in Trincomalee today. Meanwhile, the 98m long training ship ICGS ‘Vikram’ with a crew of 93 is commanded by Commandant Umed Singh.

 

Further, the ships of the Training Squadron are scheduled to conduct bilateral naval exercises with the Sri Lanka Navy in Colombo and Trincomalee before they leave the island on 27th and 28th October.

 

Besides, the crew members of the Indian Navy’s Training Squadron are expected to visit tourist attractions in Sri Lanka in conformity with the bio-bubble concept.