’Nistar’, the first indigenously constructed diving support vessel that can undertake deep-sea diving and rescue operations, is set to be inducted into the Indian Navy on July 18, officials said on Thursday.The ship will be commissioned at a ceremony to be held at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, they said.’Nistar’, designed and constructed by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam, was delivered to the Indian Navy on July 8 at Visakhapatnam.advertisementThe ship will also serve as the ‘Mother Ship’ for Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) to rescue and evacuate personnel in case of an emergency in a submarine underwater, a Navy spokesperson said on Wednesday.On commissioning, ‘Nistar’ will join the Eastern Naval Command to support deep-sea diving and submarine rescue operations.The ship is highly specialised and can undertake deep-sea diving and rescue operations — a capability with select navies across the globe, the Navy official earlier said.With a length of approximately 120 metres and a tonnage of nearly 10,000 tonnes, the DSV has the capacity to maintain its position with extreme accuracy, using dynamic positioning system, the officials said.”The expansive diving complex onboard, which consists of both air and saturation diving systems, along with underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and side scan sonar, substantially enhances the operational envelope of the vessel,” the Navy spokesperson said on Thursday.As the ‘Mother Ship’ for the DSRV, the induction of this platform would provide a “major capability enhancement” to Indian Navy’s submarine rescue preparedness.The ship is also outfitted with an operation theatre, an intensive care unit, eight-bed hospital and hyperbaric medical facilities which are critical towards meeting her operational roles, the spokesperson said.With an endurance of “over 60 days at sea, capacity to undertake stage through helicopter operations and a 15-tonne sub-sea crane make the ship a very versatile platform,” he said.The ship is a testament to the government’s focus on nation-building through self-reliance in defence production and unwavering focus on ‘Aatmanirbharta’. A total of 120 MSMEs have participated in the construction of this ambitious, unique and state-of-the-art vessel, achieving more than 80 per cent indigenous content, the officials said.The project is a step towards realising the Indian Navy’s vision of designing and constructing complex indigenous platforms.”In her earlier avatar ex-Nistar, was a submarine rescue vessel which was acquired by the Indian Navy from the erstwhile USSR in 1969 and commissioned in 1971. In two decades of service, she had significantly contributed towards the Indian Navy’s diving and submarine rescue operations,” the spokesperson said.With the commissioning of this ship, the legacy of ex-Nistar continues onwards, with her motto ‘Surakshita Yatharthta Shauryam’ (‘Deliverance with Precision and Bravery’), a in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. 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The Indian Navy will commission its inaugural indigenous diving support ship, named ‘Nistar’, on July 18.
