Abhishek Raval

INS Sumedha's Joint Maritime partnership exercise with Nigeria, Togo

INS Sumedha was involved in Op Kaveri for evacuation of Indian diaspora from war hit Sudan in April 23.

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In addition to social engagements and sports fixtures, the ship conducted a Medical Camp along with Nigerian Navy doctors for the local populace

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Sumedha will also be undertaking Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with NNS Unity, with the aim to augment interoperability between both navies.

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This is the Indian Navy’s second deployment to the piracy prone Gulf of Guinea (GoG)patrol after the maiden GoG patrol was undertaken by INS Tarkash in Oct 22

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INS Sumedha made a port call at Lagos, Nigeria on 13 October 2023 as part of its deployment to Gulf of Guinea

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