Chapter-40

Month & Year	Assistance Rendered to	Nature of Assistance		Location		By IN ships
Jul 65	SS Avra	Rescue of crew before ship sank.		Between Bombay BEAS and Madras		DHARINI,
Jul 65	SS Marviki beached	Rescue of crew		Kola Bay near Goa		KARWAR
Aug 65	Customs Launch	Rescue in distress		Between Port Novo and Cuddalore		SHARDA
Sep 66	Ceylonese fishing boat	Rescue of fishermen		Bay of Bengal		DELHI
Sep 66	Fishing Vessel	Search and Rescue. `Kerala 15'		Off Quilon Vessel located and brought to Cochin		RAJPUT,RANA and Naval aircraft
Apr 67	Dhow Digvijaya Sagar on fire	Rescue of 13 crew		Off Janjira harbour		SUTLEJ
Feb 68	Fishing Vessels	Rescue of 40 fishermen		Off Kakinada		PAMBAN & PANAJI
Mar 68	Canadian Sail Boat	Location of Canadian crew		Off Kardip Island		‑
May 68	SS Bharat Ratna grounded off Gopinath Port	Rescue of entire crew		(A & N Islands)BEAS
May 68	INS Sukanya aground	Salvage		Off Madras		GHARIAL, GULDAR
Jul 68	SS Vardhini	Assistance for emergency Off Bombay repairs to boilers and pumping out flooded engine room				DARSHAK
May 69	SS Shujaat	Towing of distressed ship		From off Cannanore to Cochin		GANGA
May 70	SS Damodar Zuari	Towing of ship disabled by leak in engine room		320 km NW of Bombay		KHUKRI
Jul 70	SS Bergehaus	Evacuation of stretcher patients		Off Goa		Naval helicopter
Aug 70	SS Ampuria grounded off Porbander	Salvage of 15,552 tons of crude oil		Saurashtra		DEEPAK,DARSHAK, INVESTIGATOR, Yard Craft DHRUVAK
Nov 70	SS Mahajagmitra	Search for missing ship after cyclone		Off East Bengal Coast		TIR
Jul 71	INS Ajit foundered	Search and rescue of survivors after sinking		Bay of Bengal		CAUVERY
Feb 72	MV Vishwa Kusum	Rescue of crew after ship hit by drifting mine		Off Chittagong		CANANORE, BULSAR, BHATKAL
Apr 72	Tugs and Barges of Shipping Corporation of India	Salvage of grounded vessels		Off Great Coco Island		MAGAR,AJAY
Sep 72	SS Sanjeevani	Towing		From off Mangalore to Goa		GODAVARI
Jun 73	SS Cosmos Pioneer grounded off Porbandar	Assistance to grounded ship		Saurashtra		BETWA
Aug 73	MT Sea Song	Medical Assistance		High seas		KIRPAN
Sep 73	Fishing Trawler Akshi Maru	Search for missing vessel		Between Madras and Calcutta		Naval ships and IAF aircraft
Dec 73	Fishing Trawler	Search and rescue		200 miles southwest of Iswary Cochin		Naval aircraft
Dec 73	MV Sonavati	Search and rescue of survivors after cyclone		Off Visakhapatnam		KAMORTA
Sep 74	Fishing Vessel Lady of Snow	Search,location and provision of food and water for crew		Off Quilon		Naval helicopter
Sep 74	SS Transhuron, (American tanker) grounded off Kiltan island	Rescue of crew from grounded tanker, unloading of fuel oil and diving assistance		Lakshadweep		GAJ
1974	SS State of Haryana	Medical assistance		600 miles southwest of Bombay		TALWAR
Feb ‑ Mar 75	Two canoes carrying 45 Nicobarese bound for Chowra	Rescue		Bay of Bengal		Naval ships
Apr 75	Alouette heli copter ditched off Oil Rig Sagar Samrat	Salvage		Off Bombay		NILGIRI
Apr 75	MT Evit	Evacuation of sick crew for hospitalisation		‑		KUTHAR
Aug 75	SS Bravery	Escorting broken down ship		Off Bombay		AMINI
Sep 75	SS Gulf	Assistance		‑		AMINI
Naval Aid to Civil Authorities
1965	Andaman & Nicobar Administration		Towing of Passenger Ferry Yamuna		Bombay to Port Blair	BEAS
May 65	Garden Reach Work		Towing of Tug Balwan		Calcutta to Madras	AKSHAY,shops
Oct‑ Nov 65	Mazagon Docks		Towing of Ferry Ganga		Madras to Bombay Bombay to Port Blair	KISTNA
Apr 66	Shri Mihir Sen's		Coordination of medical, Palk Strait		swim across the communication and diving support	KONKAN, SHARDA, SUKANYA
Apr 67	Swimming Federation of India		Assistance to swimmers		across Palk strait Pamban and Talaimanar to Mannar to Dhanushkodi	GANGA,SHARDA
Apr‑ May 67	Customs Department, Apprehending craft		carrying contraband		Calicut Off Cannanore	CANNANORE& GODAVARI
Sep 67	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre radio‑active waste		Dumping of low lying harbour		Off Bombay	MAGAR
Mar 69	Explorer's Club of India, Calcutta Rowing Expedition to Port Blair		Escort of Kanhoji Angre		From Calcutta to Port Blair	Eastern Naval Command
Mar 70	Andaman & Nicobar Administration		Firefighting assistance		Port Blair	NOIC Port Blair
Mar 70	Gujarat Government		Conveyance of surgical team for earthquake victims		Broach	BULSAR
Jun 70	Karjat Civil Authorities assistance		Firefighting		Karjat Town	SHIVAJI
Dec 70	Customs Department Goa		Salvage and towing of large abandoned dhow		Off Goa	NOIC GOA
Nov 71	Paradip Port Trust		Assistance in restoring normalcy after cyclone		Paradip	KAVARATTI
72 Sep	Government of Bangladesh		Escorted of Bangladesh Naval Ship Padma		Visakhapatnam to Chittagong	KAVARATTI
Nov 73	Customs Department A&N		Apprehending contra band goods		Andaman & Nicobar islands	PAMBAN
Nov 73	Customs Department		Apprehended a dhow engengaged in smuggling		West Coast
Jan 74	Andaman & Nicobar Administration		Firefighting assistance		Port Blair Market	NOIC (A&N)
Jun 74	Andaman & Nicobar Administration		Evacuation of seriously injured policeman		Narkondam Island	PANVEL
Jul 74	Bombay Municipal Corporation		Supply of food by naval boats to inundated areas near Bombay Central		Railway Hospital	JAMUNA
Aug 75	Oil and Natural Gas Commission		Towing drilling platform To Haken Magnus		Bombay High	BRAHMAPUTRA
1975	Oil and Natural Gas Commission Bombay High oil drilling rigs		Ferry of personnel & stores to and from		Off Bombay	Two Seakings of INAS 336
Sep 75	Bombay Port Trust		Firefighting assistance		Hughes Dock	VIKRANT
1975	Andaman & Nicobar Administration		Medical assistance during epidemic		Car Nicobar	FORTAN
Sep 75	Andaman & Nicobar Administration		Apprehension of Thai fishing trawler		Off North Sentinel Island	GHORPAD
1975	Andaman & Nicobar Administration		Providing met data to Port Blair airport to enable bi‑weekly air‑ service.		Port Blair	NOIC (A&N)

Month & Year	Organisation Assisted	Items/ Personnel	Transported	From	To	By IN Ships
Apr 66	Military Service	Engineering stores	Heavy equipment	Mainland	Car Nicobar& Port Blair	GHARIAL
Sep and Nov 66	Indian Navy	Oil Corporation	HSD Oil for filling	Visakha patnam	Port Blair	SHAKTI
Oct and Nov 66	Andaman & Nicobar Administration	Football team		Port Blair	Visakha patnam and back	GHARIAL, GULDAR
Nov 66	Military Service	Engineering explosives	MES Stores and CPWD	Visakha patnam	Port Blair	GULDAR
Apr 67	NCC	NCC Cadets		Cochin	Amini & back	DHARINI
Jul 67	Ministry of Home Affairs	From Minicoy, Kavaratti, Amini, Kiltan,Chetlat and Androth Islands	Rescue of 122 stranded personnel	Lakshadweep	Mainland	DELHI
Oct ‑ Nov 67	NCC	200 NCC Cadets		Mainland	Port Blair	MAGAR
Nov 67	Andaman & Nicobar Administration	Football team		Port Blair	Calcutta	‑
Mar 68	Singapore Navy	Sea Training of naval officers and cadets		Singapore	Cochin	DEEPAK
May 68	Indian Air Force	IAF stores		Calcutta	Port Blair	MAGAR
May 68	Military Service	Engineering stores	Heavy equipment & Car	Nicobar	Port Blair	MAGAR
Oct 68	National Defence College	10 officers		Visakhapatnam	A&N	MAGAR
Oct 68	Indian Army	Personnel and stores		Calcutta	Port Blair	MAGAR
Apr & Nov 68	Ministry of Rehabilitation		Heavy machinery and stores	Bhtpur	Hut Bay	GHARIAL
Nov & Dec 68	Andaman & Nicobar Administration		Football team	Car Nicobar	Visakha patnam&back	MAGAR
Feb‑ Mar 70	Indian Army	Corps of Engineers to sailing boats and crew.	Providing SAR and communication cover	Madras	Port Blair
Apr 70	NCC	NCC Cadets		Kavaratti and back	Cochin	GODAVARI, GANGA AND GOMATI
1975	Andaman & Nicobar Administration	Two consignments of buffaloes		Visakha patnam	Campbell Bay	MAGAR

Month & Year	Assistance Rendered to	Place/Organisation	Nature of Assistance
1965	Bhakra Nangal Dam, Tungabhadra Dam and Mettur Dam	State Governments	Diving assistance
1966	Hirakud Dam	Orissa Government	Diving assistance
1966	Bhakra Nangal Dam	Punjab Government	Diving assistance
1966	Central Excise Department	Bombay	Diving assistance
1967	Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Bhakra Nangal Dam, Dhakkam and Dhanpur Dams	State Governments	Diving assistance
Jan 68	Hirakud Dam	Orissa Government	Underwater sealing & cleaning work
Apr- May 68	Dhakrani & Dhalipur Power Stations	Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board	Modification of trash racks
Apr-Jun 68	Chandbali Port	Port Officer	Salvage of 30 ton boat
May-Jun 68	King Georges Dock Extension	Calcutta Port Trust	Demolition of underwater culverts
Jun- Jul 68	Gandhi Sagar Dam	Madhya Pradesh Government	Underwater cutting/welding of gates & pneumatic removal of reinforced concrete
Aug 69	Western Railway	Bulsar (Gujarat)	Assessment of damage to five railway bridges between Bulsar and Atul.
Jan 70	SS Eagle	Mazagon Docks	Repair to ship's hull
Mar 70	Rajasthan Atomic Power Project ANUSHAKTI	Atomic Energy Commission	Inspection and clearance of underwater debris
Apr 70	Cambata Aviation	Bombay	Recovery of crashed helicopter
Apr 70	Tug Relume (British)	Mazagon Docks	Clearance of fouled propellers
Aug 70	SS Tarreen	Mazagon Docks	Repairs to ships hull
Jan and Sep 70	Oil and Natural Gas Commission	Offshore Project, Bhavnagar platform	Inspection of legs of drilling
1973	Burmah Shell Oil Company	Bombay oil pipelines	Underwater repair on submarine
1973	Rihand Dam Hydro electric Station	Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board	Clearing the obstacles in the inlets to the turbines
1973	Kidderpore Dock Extension	Calcutta Port Trust	Search for likely sabotage
1973	Chambal Road Bridge near Agra	Rajastan PWD	Survey and establishing cause and extent of damage to bridge.
1973	Indian Air Force	Brahmaputra River	Recovery of crashed helicopter and crew
1973	MV Robert Wattmiller	Caltex oil Refineries (India Ltd)	Inspection of hull at Vishakhapatnam
1974	Kakinada Port	Port Officer Kakinada	Demolition of wreck
1974	MV Agios Antonios	Port Officer, Karwar	Salvaging 300 tons of fuel oil
1974	Kerala Government	Near Trichur	Recovery of dead bodies from bus fallen into river
1974	MV Jagdoot & MOT Tug Visakhapatnam	Hindustan Shipyard	Diving assistance
1974	Badarpur Thermal Power Project	Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking	Clearance of underwater sump
Feb 75	Cochin Port Trust	Cochin	Salvage of three submerged pontoons
Jun 75	Pullar Dam, Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu State Electricity Board	Shifting of sluice gates
1975	Badarpur Thermal Power Project	Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking	Clearance of underwater obstructions in the basin
1975	Bhavnagar Port Bhavnagar	Port Officer, shipping	Clearance of channels for
1975	Mercantile Marine Dept.	Cochin	Inspection of SS Amindivi's bottom
1975	Ramaswamy Water Headworks Munnar	Kerala State Electricity Board	Clearance of underwater obstructions preventing opening/ closing of shutter
1975	Maini Shipping Co	‑	Survey of SS Nityanand's wreck
1975	M/S JM Baxi, Ship Chandlers	Visakhapatnam	Underwater hull inspection of the MV AJP Priya
1975	Customs Department	Bombay	Salvage of Custom Craft Shakti
1975	Paradeep Port Trust	Paradeep	Recovery of dredger's suction pump from the sand
1975	Ramganga Project	Kalagarh	Placing of trash rack on the intake shaft of underground tunnel
1975	Rana Pratap Sagar Dam	Rajastan	Underwater inspection and clearance of stilling basin.

Month & Year	Organisation Assisted	Nature of Assistance
Jan 65	Calcutta Port Trust	Piloting and berthing of ships during strike by Assistant Harbour Masters
Apr 66	Cochin Port Trust	Maintenance of essential services during strike by Harbour craft crew.
Apr 66	Kandla Port Trust	Operation of cranes to unload essential cargo during strike by crane drivers.
Nov 66	Civil Administration Visakhapatnam	Guarding of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant during agitation
Jul 67	Bombay Port Trust	Movement of ships during strike by Flotilla crew
Jan 73	Civil Administration Visakhapatnam	Security of vital points in city during Andhra disturbances
Sep 73	Civil Administration Cochin	Manning of power generating stations/ sub stations during threatened strike by Kerala State Electricity Board Employees
Feb‑ Mar 74	Calcutta Port Trust	Undocking of ships and dry docking of contractor's dredger during Dry Dock Port Worker's strike.
May 74	Central and Western Railways	During strike of employees: (a) Servicing of electric locomotives,rakes, traction motors and electric fittings. (b) Repairs and maintenance of boilers and generators in power houses and repairs of air compressors (c) Watchkeeping and maintenance at power substations
Jan 75	Port Trusts at Calcutta,Visakhapatnam and Madras	Maintenance of essential services during All India Port and Dock Workers strike.

Month/Year	VIP	From	To	In Indian Naval Ships
May 1966	Indian High Commissioner in Ceylon/Ambassador to Maldives	Colombo	Male	MYSORE
Apr 1967	Defence Minister	Bombay	Goa	VIKRANT
Feb 1968	Prime Minister	Madras	Port Blair	MYSORE,RAJPUT,RANA, Khukri and Kuthar
Feb 1969	Indian High Commissioner in Ceylon/Ambassador to Maldives	Colombo	Male	MYSORE, GODAVARI GOMATI
Apr 1969	Cabinet Secretary Defence Secretary Home Secretary	Madras	A&N Islands	GODAVARI,GOMATI
Oct 1969	Prime Minister	Goa	LMA Islands	VIKRANT,DEEPAK, TRISHUL,KUTHAR
Mar 1970	Prime Minister	shore Oil	ONGC's off‑ platform at Alibet	DARSHAK and Naval helicopters
1970	President, Vice President and Prime Minister	Kanyakumari	Vivekananda Rock Memorial	Naval helicopters
Nov 1970	Vice President	Goa	LMA Islands	DEEPAK
Jan 1973	Vice President	Port Blair	Great Nicobar	DEEPAK, AMBA, KAMORTA, KATCHALL, KILTAN
Apr 1974	Up Raksha Mantri	Cochin	Kavaratti	DELHI
Jan 1975	Prime Minister	Cochin	Male	MYSORE, DEEPAK