Explained: What is the Army’s sailing expedition
New
Delhi,
Jan
29:
The
Indian
Army
Ocean
Sailing
Expedition
on
Tuesday
returned
from
Okha
in
Gujarat.
The
expedition
was
flagged
off
from
Mumbai
on
January
15.said.
The
14-day
exercise
tested
the
skill
of
sailors
on
high
seas.
The 43-member expedition, which included 27 support staff, was led by Lt Col M K Singh, and assisted by Lt Col Shashikant Waghmode, Sena Medal.
It comprised four more officers, two Junior Commissioned Officers and 35 other ranks from various arms and services, Engineers, Electronic Mechanical Engineers, Signals, Sikh Light Infantry and Maratha Light Infantry troops.
The team sailed in four non-motorised Seabird class boats, with a ground team which moved along the coastal land route for immediate support, the official said.
It comprised four more officers, two Junior Commissioned Officers and 35 other ranks from various arms and services to include Engineers, Electronic Mechanical Engineers, Signals, Sikh Light Infantry and Maratha Light Infantry troops.
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The
team
sailed
in
four
non-motorised
Seabird
class
boats,
supported
by
ground
support
team,
which
will
move
along
the
coastal
land
route
for
immediate
support,
the
official
said.
The
expedition
was
flagged
off
by
Lt
General
Michael
Mathews,
PVSM,
VSM,
Commandant
of
the
Pune-based
College
of
Military
Engineering
and
Colonel
Commandant,
The
Bombay
Sappers
and
Brigadier
M
J
Kumar,
Sena
Medal,
Commandant,
Bombay
Engineer
Group
and
Centre
at
Kirkee,
the
official
said.