Bharatiya Navy’s Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) has recently located the wreckage of the Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi near the coast of Vizag city.
This submarine, sunk during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, was found at a depth of around 100 metres, about 2 to 2.5 kiolmeters off the coast. The sinking of PNS Ghazi, with 93 men onboard, was a key moment in the war, which ended with the certain of Bangladesh in 1972.
Vizag city played a significant role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. PNS Ghazi’s sinking is considered one of the high points of Bharat’s first-ever emphatic military victory.
Pakistan had sent PNS Ghazi to mine Bharat’s eastern seaboard and destroy INS Vikrant.
Ghazi, sailing 4,800 kilometres from Karachi, was tracked by Bharatiya Navy’s destroyer INS Rajput, which eventually led to its sinking.
PNS Ghazi is not the only submarine lying on the floor of the Bay of Bengal near Vizag. A Japanese submarine from World War II, RO-110 of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was also sunk off the coast of Rambilli locality in undivided Vizag district.
The acquisition of DSRVs in 2018 has enabled the Indian Navy to join a select group of nations with the capability of conducting rescue missions at depths of up to 650 meters. These vehicles play a crucial role in submarine operations, especially with the growing presence of submarines in the Indian Ocean and nearby regions.
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