The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) based at Visakhapatnam, successfully undertook a live mating exercise on June 02, 2019.
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This included personnel transfer from the bottomed submarine, INS Sindhudhvaj, simulating as a Distress Submarine to surface using the DSRV.
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The entire evolution was done by the Indian crew and marks the culmination of the training phase on the East Coast
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The submarine hatches on which the mating was carried out has been certified by the IN Submarine Designer i.e. DND (SDG).
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This is also a skill that has been newly acquired by the Indian Navy
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The live mating exercise is a historic achievement towards DSRV integration into the Indian Navy and will pave the way for the Indian Navy to emerge as a Submarine Rescue Provider in the IOR
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