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NEW DELHI: Indian Navy has deployed a crack team of marine commandos and deep-sea divers to assist rescue and relief operations in Uttarakhand.
According to Navy officers, two teams of Marcos (marine commandos) including two officers and a dozen sailors, have been stationed at Rudraprayag. These commandos are trained to carry out dangerous missions in all terrain and could come in handy for extremely difficult rescue operations in the mountains.
Another dozen Navy personnel, all of them trained deep-sea divers and led by an officer, are on standby in Rishikesh. These divers can go over 100 feet deep into the waters. The team is also equipped with inflatable boats and diving equipment. "They will be used for operations in the river, including fishing out bodies," an officer said.
The naval headquarters has placed the teams at the disposal of the civil authorities, officers said.
"The (Navy) teams have not yet undertaken any operations," the official said.
The Navy joins the Army and IAF efforts, alongside the paramilitary forces, in one of the largest rescue and relief operations ever undertaken by Indian security forces. For the military, in terms of helicopters, aircraft and manpower involvement, this is the biggest rescue and relief operations in history. But for the Navy, nothing would match its operations after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004.
Besides the naval commandos and divers, Army has also deployed specialists for operations in the dangerous mountains. Army's paratroopers and teams from Nehru Mountaineering Institute are also in the region.
Link - Uttarakhand: Navy deploys marine commandos, deep-sea divers - The Times of India
According to Navy officers, two teams of Marcos (marine commandos) including two officers and a dozen sailors, have been stationed at Rudraprayag. These commandos are trained to carry out dangerous missions in all terrain and could come in handy for extremely difficult rescue operations in the mountains.
Another dozen Navy personnel, all of them trained deep-sea divers and led by an officer, are on standby in Rishikesh. These divers can go over 100 feet deep into the waters. The team is also equipped with inflatable boats and diving equipment. "They will be used for operations in the river, including fishing out bodies," an officer said.
The naval headquarters has placed the teams at the disposal of the civil authorities, officers said.
"The (Navy) teams have not yet undertaken any operations," the official said.
The Navy joins the Army and IAF efforts, alongside the paramilitary forces, in one of the largest rescue and relief operations ever undertaken by Indian security forces. For the military, in terms of helicopters, aircraft and manpower involvement, this is the biggest rescue and relief operations in history. But for the Navy, nothing would match its operations after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004.
Besides the naval commandos and divers, Army has also deployed specialists for operations in the dangerous mountains. Army's paratroopers and teams from Nehru Mountaineering Institute are also in the region.
Link - Uttarakhand: Navy deploys marine commandos, deep-sea divers - The Times of India
