- The Western Naval Command conducted the trials of the DSRV (Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle), which carried out an operation with a bottomed submarine at a depth of over 300 feet and transferred personnel from the submarine to the rescue vehicle.
- The Indian Navy’s submarine rescue capabilities have got a boost with the successful maiden trials of its newly inducted Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV).
- DSRV, operated by a crew of three, can rescue 14 personnel from a disabled submarine at one time.
- During the trials, the DSRV also dived successfully up to 666 metres, setting a record for deepest submergence by a manned vessel in Indian waters.
- Once the trials are completed, it will put the Indian Navy into the league of world navies that have an integral submarine rescue capability
