INS Sumedha
{{Short description|Indian Navy patrol vessel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
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INS Sumedha (P58) is the third {{sclass|Saryu|patrol vessel}} of the Indian Navy, designed and constructed indigenously by the Goa Shipyard Limited.{{cite news|title=Goa Shipyard Limited touches 200 mark, largest NOPV handed over to Navy|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Shipyard-Limited-touches-200-mark-largest-NOPV-handed-over-to-Navy/articleshow/28808249.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116182108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2014-01-15/goa/46223208_1_nopv-gsl-ins-saryu|url-status=live|archive-date=16 January 2014|access-date=16 January 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=16 January 2014}}{{cite news|title=Third OPV Joins Indian Navy|url=http://navaltoday.com/2014/01/14/india-third-opv-joins-indian-navy/#.UteohxC1Yrg|accessdate=16 January 2014|newspaper=Naval Today|date=16 January 2014}} It is designed to undertake fleet support operations, coastal and offshore patrolling, ocean surveillance and monitoring of sea lines of communications and offshore assets and escort duties.{{cite news|title=INS Sunayna commissioned to enhance Indian navy's prowess|url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/INS-Sunayna-commissioned-to-enhance-Indian-navy%E2%80%99s-prowess/2013/10/16/article1837481.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017012037/http://newindianexpress.com/nation/INS-Sunayna-commissioned-to-enhance-Indian-navy%E2%80%99s-prowess/2013/10/16/article1837481.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2013 |accessdate=16 October 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=16 October 2013}}{{cite news|title=Goa Shipyard Ltd delivers offshore patrol vessel to Navy|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/goa-shipyard-ltd-delivers-offshore-patrol-vessel-to-navy-114011400826_1.html|accessdate=16 January 2014|newspaper=Business Standard|date=16 January 2014}}
Construction
The Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sumedha was launched at Goa Shipyard on 21 May 2011,{{cite web|url=http://www.goashipyard.co.in/NewsEventsDetails.aspx?id={0054-0100-0148-0128-0161-0192-0225-0256} |title=Hon'ble Raksha Mantri to Commission GSL Modernisation Project |publisher=Goashipyard.co.in |accessdate=12 January 2013}} and was handed over to the Indian Navy on 11 March 2014.{{cite web |url=http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2014-news/march-2014-navy-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-security-global-news/1625-indian-navy-commissions-third-saryu-class-offshore-patrol-vessel-ins-sumedha.html |title=Indian Navy Commissions third Saryu class Offshore Patrol Vessel INS "SUMEDHA" |date=11 March 2014}}
Service History
On 29 March 2024, INS Sumedha intercepted an Iranian fishing vessel FV Al-Kambar 786 which was hijacked by nine armed pirates 90 nautical miles off the coast of Socotra islands, Yemen in Indian Ocean. The ship was later joined by INS Trishul (F43). The crew, consisting of 23 Pakistani nationals, were rescued in a 12-hour long operation.{{Cite web |title=Indian Navy Rescues 23 Pak Nationals From Iranian Fishing Vessel Attacked By Pirates |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-navy-rescues-23-pakistani-nationals-from-iranian-fishing-vessel-al-kambar-786-attacked-by-pirates-5337359 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=NDTV.com}}{{Cite web |last=Deshpande |first=Smruti |date=2024-03-30 |title=Navy rescues Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew onboard. 9 pirates forced to surrender |url=https://theprint.in/defence/navy-rescues-iranian-fishing-vessel-with-23-pakistani-crew-onboard-9-pirates-forced-to-surrender/2020751/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}} The pirates were later brought to Mumbai on April 3rd, where they will be held facing legal action for their crimes.{{Cite news |title=Indian Navy hands over nine pirates to Mumbai Police |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-navy-hands-over-nine-pirates-to-mumbai-police/articleshow/109030054.cms |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
On 30 April 2024, INS Sumedha responded promptly to a distress call and provided critical medical aid to a Pakistani crew member aboard an Iranian fishing vessel, Al Rahmani, from a near drowning situation of one of its crew members.{{Cite news |title=Indian warship helps Pakistani crew onboard Iranian fishing vessel in Arabian Sea |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-warship-helps-pakistani-crew-onboard-iranian-fishing-vessel-in-arabian-sea/amp_articleshow/109835652.cms |access-date=2024-05-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
Gallery
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|File:INS Sumedha (P59) and INS Kulish (P63) enroute to Bangladesh.jpg
|INS Sumedha (P58) and {{INS|Kulish|P63}} en route to Bangladesh.
|File:SLNS Sindurala and INS Sumedha during SLINEX 2019.jpg
|SLNS Sindurala (P624) and INS Sumedha during SLINEX 2019.
|File:Indian Navy Joint Exclusive Economic Zone Surveillance of Maldives, 2018.jpg
|INS Sumedha during exclusive economic zone surveillance of Maldives, 2018
|File:INS Kulish (P63) and INS Sumedha (P59) enroute to Bangladesh.jpg
|INS Kulish and INS Sumedha en route to Bangladesh
|File:INS Sumedha (P58) en-route to Bangladesh (cropped).jpg
|INS Sumedha (P58) en-route to Mongla, Bangladesh.
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See also
- {{sclass|Sukanya|patrol vessel}}
References
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External links
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