Indian Navy’s latest indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel (DSV) INS Nistar is participating in the multinational Exercise Pacific Reach 2025 in Singapore. The Defence Ministry said, the biennial exercise that commenced today, will witness participation of more than 40 nations.

 

 

The Ministry said that Nistar, as the mothership for Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles, will engage in multinational submarine rescue exercises and Subject Matter Expert Exchanges with other participating nations in the forthcoming week.

 

 

The exercise will mainly be conducted in two phases, including the harbour and sea phases. The week-long harbour phase will involve in-depth discussions on submarine rescue systems, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE), a medical symposium and cross-deck visits between the participating nations.

 

 

The Sea phase of the exercise would witness INS Nistar and Submarine Rescue Unit (E) engaging in multiple intervention and rescue operations with participating assets in the South China Sea.