India will constantly stay maritime country: Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi

Synopsis The GRSE is developing 8 anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts for the force, while another 8 are being made by a sibling shipyard, its chairman and handling director Commodore (retd) P R Hari said.IANSDinesh K. TripathiAsserting that India will constantly stay a maritime country, Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, on Tuesday stated that the success and wellness of the nation’s individuals depend upon the security of the seas around the country. He was attending to a program at the launch of the anti-submarine warfare shallow boat ‘Androth’ developed by Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd for the Indian Navy. The GRSE is constructing 8 anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts for the force, while another 8 are being made by a sibling shipyard, its chairman and handling director Commodore (retd) P R Hari stated. “India was, India is and India will constantly stay a maritime country. The success and wellness of our individuals depend upon the security of the seas around us,” Tripathi stated. The ship ‘Androth’ was called and released by his partner Shashi Tripathi. Vice Admiral Tripathi stated that the building and construction of ships such as this for anti-submarine warfare remains in sync with provisioning of the combat-ready, trustworthy, cohesive force which is prepared to deal with existing and future obstacles in the maritime domain. The ASW shallow boat has actually been developed whole
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