INS NIREEKSHAK

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Context: INS Nireekshak awarded on-the-spot chief of the naval staff unit citation for deep sea diving & undertaking salvage ops under the most challenging circumstances

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The CNS awarded 'on the spot' Unit Citation to the ship, a first in Indian Navy.
Nireekshak had also recently completed a solemn dive off Gujarat coast to pay homage by laying wreath at 80 m depth, the resting site of erstwhile Khukri which sank during 1971 war.

About:

INS Nireekshak is a Dive Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel of Indian Navy.
Built by Mazgaon Shipbuilders in 1985, the ship has been in service with the Navy since 1989 and was commissioned in the year 1995.
INS Nireekshak has been part of various diving operations and holds the record for the deepest dive carried out in the country to a depth of 257 m.