Three Indian naval ships visit Cyprus

Three Indian naval ships are visiting Larnaca Port from 15-20 20 September 2007. The ships are part of the 1wt Training Squadron Based at Kochi, India, under the aegis of the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command.
The INS TARANGINI, the Indian Navy’s sole sail training ship, is the first commissioned ship in the Indian Navy to have circumnavigated the globe from 23 January 2003 to 25 April 2004. The INS SHARDUL is a landing ship tank. It is an auxiliary warship capable of transporting various kinds of combat equipment. The INS SUJATA, an offshore petrol vessel (OPV), was commissioned in the Indian Navy in November 1993.
The ships’ captains visited on Monday National Guard Commander, Lieutenant General Constantinos Bisbikas and were informed on the National Guard’s installations. They also visited the military cemetery of Makedonitissa Tomb in Nicosia.
The public can visit the ships until September 19. On Tuesday the captains of the three ships will give a reception on INS SHARDUL.