Three Indian Navy ships on goodwill visit to Saudi Arabia

[EjazR]

Three Indian Navy ships on goodwill visit to Jeddah - Arab News

Three Indian Navy ships will be visiting the Jeddah Islamic Port on a goodwill visit from March 26-29.

INS Tir, INS Shardul and ICGS Veera of the Southern Naval Command will be arriving in Jeddah. Capt. Ajay Sirohi, Capt. Sanjay Sachdeva and Cmdr. V. K. Varghese are commanding the ships respectively.

Goodwill visits to foreign lands by navies the world over are undertaken to enhance relations and foster greater defense cooperation between the countries. The present deployment of the training squadron is aimed at strengthening friendship with India’s maritime neighbors.

The last goodwill visit to the Kingdom was by three Indian naval ships INS Tir, INS Krishna and ICGS Veera was to Jubal during March 24-28, 2011.

Two Indian naval ships, INS Delhi and INS Aditya, had earlier visited Jeddah on May 22-25, 2009.

Two Royal Saudi Naval Forces ships, HMS Dammam and HMS Yanbu, had undertaken a goodwill visit to India in July 2008. They visited Mumbai.

The forthcoming visit by these three naval ships is the latest manifestation of the close, friendly and historical ties between the two nations

 

[Bhairava]

Jeddah Islamic port..they have not left even the ports out of these ? lol.

Anyway good move...if these three also visit Bandar Abbas on their return leg, it will be a nice trolling incident..

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Three Indian Navy ships on goodwill visit to Jeddah - Arab News

Three Indian Navy ships will be visiting the Jeddah Islamic Port on a goodwill visit from March 26-29.

INS Tir, INS Shardul and ICGS Veera of the Southern Naval Command will be arriving in Jeddah. Capt. Ajay Sirohi, Capt. Sanjay Sachdeva and Cmdr. V. K. Varghese are commanding the ships respectively.

what, I am going to Saudi, nobody told me?

@its good that Indian navy is frequently visiting all the friendly ports in asia. It will strengthen friendship with different stakeholders of Asia.

 

[Shinigami]

these ships are midgets. why not visit them with the stealth frigs and destroyers or other heavy guns?

 

[Roybot]

these ships are midgets. why not visit them with the stealth frigs and destroyers or other heavy guns?

Cause its a goodwill visit not an invasion

 

[anup]

Good Going... Look East ..Look West..Now Look Gulf Countries

Also Visit IRAN,Turkey,Egypt and other countries.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

these ships are midgets. why not visit them with the stealth frigs and destroyers or other heavy guns?

These are the ships of the 1st Training Squadron, so its also an opportunity for the Cadets and Midshipmen to be exposed to some 'foreign mileage'. That is part of their training regime also.

 

[God of Death]

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Nevermind...

 

[Capt.Popeye]

One question.

Will the Saudis allow the sailors to carry the pictures of hindu deities?

The IN ships are considered to be Indian territory, so Indian laws will apply.

 

[nomi007]

Jeddah Islamic port..they have not left even the ports out of these ? lol.

Anyway good move...if these three also visit Bandar Abbas on their return leg, it will be a nice trolling incident..

devil's mind you have

 

[Varunastra]

i just wanna see the pak comments!!

 

[The_magnificent]

i just wanna see the pak comments!!

me too

man we should get rid of this b@St@RD defence minister....look at his personality...he looks like a sweeper.....imo he cant believe he is sitting in a palace and that too with a king.......

Ok false flagger start feet licking of master. We all know who you are whr you belong to

 

[EjazR]

The official name is King Saud International Seaport. It is also known as Jeddah Islamic port because it serves as the main terminus for the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Before the air travel became the major form of passenger transport, Jeddah Islamic port used to be the first point of embarkation for religious pilgrims going to Mecca. and Medina

 

[EjazR]

Visits by navy ships to boost Saudi-India maritime ties - Arab News

By JEDDAH: SYED FAISAL ALI, ARAB NEWS STAFF

Published: Mar 29, 2012 03:36 Updated: Mar 29, 2012 03:36

Three Indian Navy ships, in Jeddah port for the past three days, aim to further boost cooperation between the two navies of India and the Kingdom, said the commanding officer of the ships.

"The primary aim of the visit of these ships is to enhance friendly relations between the two navies," Capt. Ajay Sirohi said while addressing a press conference with Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao aboard INS Tir on Tuesday.

The commanding officer and captain of the ships also interacted with their counterparts in the Western Naval Fleet of the Royal Saudi Navy.

The Indian Naval Cadet Training Ships INS Tir, INS Shardul and ICGS Veera docked at Jeddah port on a good will visit on Monday. The 1st Training Squadron of the Indian Navy is under the command of Capt. Sirohi.

The ships, carrying more than 600 navy personnel, including approximately 100 young sea cadets for training, started their journey on March 10 from Kochi and will leave Jeddah today for Safaga, Egypt.

Speaking to Arab News India’s Defense Attaché in Riyadh Col. Ajay Kumar said the visit is primarily aimed at giving a boost to the existing friendly relationship between the two navies of India and the Kingdom. It also inculcates the spirit of adventure in young officers and cadets.

The visit accords an opportunity to the Indian Navy to bolster the bonhomie and friendship that exists with the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. The visit also aims at developing the ability of both the navies to meet the ever-growing challenges of the maritime environment by drawing on the collective experience of the maritime forces, Col. Kumar said.

INS Tir’s Executive Officer Harsh Kumar Singh said the three ships form part of the 1st Training Squadron of the Indian Navy and is based at the Southern Naval Command at Kochi.

“The Southern Naval Command, which is the Training Command of the Indian Navy, trains officers, cadets and sailors of the Indian Navy as well as numerous friendly foreign navies in various spheres,” Harsh said.

The 1st Training Squadron has the onerous responsibilities of training young sea cadets, who join the squadron to earn their “sea legs.”

The cadets are put through an intensive sea phase of 24 weeks, so as to acquaint them with the life of a marine, Harsh said.

The primary aim of the squadron is to impart training to sea cadets and in keeping with this aim, the goal of the 1st Squadron is to ensure overall development of cadets to mold them into professionally competent seafarers and train them to achieve excellence in basic maritime operations, he said.

As part of the sea phase, officer trainees are provided an opportunity to learn socio-political and maritime facets of different countries, Harsh said.

Hundreds of proud Indians visited the Indian Navy’s ships to get a feel of the sailors’ life and their working condition and to reenergize their nationalistic fervor.

Young boys and girls, some of them carrying the national tricolor, toured the three ships, with their parents, and learned how the brave sailors of the Indian Navy keep a vigil on sea routes to keep their country safe.