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India, Sri Lanka complete 2nd phase of joint oceanographic survey

December 22 , 2017 2559 days 1088 0
  • The Indian Navy in collaboration with the Sri Lankan navy successfully completed the second phase of the joint oceanographic survey conducted off the South Western Coast of Sri Lanka.
  • The main aim behind launching the joint oceanographic survey was to update all the navigational charts, covering the southern Sri Lankan waters with the latest hydrographical data.
Joint oceanographic survey
  • The Indian Navy and Sri Lanka Navy conducted the first phase of the survey from 30 March to 11 May 2017.
  • The first survey task was undertaken by Indian Naval ship INS Darshak, which is an indigenously designed and constructed vessel .
  • The third phase is expected to be undertaken in 2018.

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