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Navy conducts offshore security exercise ‘Prasthan’
A two-day offshore security exercise organised by Eastern Naval Command, code named \'Exercise Prasthan\' offshore rigs in the
Visakhapatnam: A two-day offshore security exercise organised by Eastern Naval Command, code named 'Exercise Prasthan' offshore rigs in the KG Basin and Ravva located in the Krishna Godavari Basin, about 25 nautical miles South West of Kakinada, concluded here on Wednesday. Mock drills to exercise various contingencies such as asymmetric threat (terrorist action), oil spill, casualty evacuation and fire were conducted.
The exercise was aimed at evaluating surveillance capabilities of offshore rigs against unaltered intruders approaching by boat or swimming and to evaluate capabilities of security agencies in patrolling to prevent intruders from accessing offshore rigs. The exercise also prepares all agencies in handling a crisis developing in the offshore development area.
Besides naval officer-in-charge, Andhra Pradesh, the overall coordinator of the exercise, the other major stakeholders included Indian Coast Guard, ONGC, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), Reliance Industries and Cairn Energy.
In addition, Indian Naval ships Kora, Tarmugli, Astradharini, four ISVs, one Indian Coast Guard IPV/IB, one UH3H helicopter and marine commandoes participated in the exercise.
