NEW DELHI (INP) India is considering buying a Russian-made deep-sea rescue vessel used to salvage ships and submarines, a source close to the Indian Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
\n“India is indeed exploring the possibility of buying a ship of this class,” the source said.
\nRussia\u2019s Project 21300C rescue ship, the Igor Belousov, called on the eastern Indian port Visakhapatnam on Wednesday to restock food, water and fuel. During its four-day stay, the Indian military will have an opportunity to inspect the vessel.
\nIndia\u2019s Economic Times daily reported that India was in talks with a Russian ship-building firm to purchase a rescue ship.
\nThe outlet said that the nation had no means of helping its nuclear and conventional subs should they run into trouble at sea and had to rely on foreign assistance for deep-sea rescue operations. The Igor Belousov has recently assisted the Indian Air Force in searching for a missing jet in the Bay of Bengal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEW DELHI (INP) India is considering buying a Russian-made deep-sea rescue vessel used to salvage ships and submarines, a source close to the Indian Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti on Thursday. “India is indeed exploring the possibility of buying a ship of this class,” the source said. Russia\u2019s Project 21300C rescue ship, the Igor Belousov, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n