New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s Submarine Rescue Unit (East) established India’s position in the global submarine rescue arena by achieving three successful matings with international submarines at the recently concluded XPR-25 in Singapore.

Over 40 nations participated in the exercise, hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and aimed at greater collaboration in saving lives in case of disasters in submarines. India participated with INS Nistar – a Diving Support Vessel (DSV) – carrying the country’s Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV). ADVERTISEMENT

During the exercise, three rescue units on Mother Ships — MV Swift Rescue (Singapore), JS Chiyoda (Japan) and INS Nistar — operated alongside submarines from the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF

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