The ship sailed back to the Maldives on Monday after undergoing a full refit at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, an official statement said
The refit will further strengthening defence cooperation between India and the Maldives, an official statement said. Pic/Defence PRO
The Indian Navy has completed a major refit of the Maldivian Coast Guard ship MNDF Huravee as part of India's ‘MAHASAGAR’ vision – Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth for All in the Region – and the ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, an official statement said on Monday.
The effort is also a part of India’s broader commitment to regional maritime security, it said.
"As part of India's commitment to regional maritime security under the vision of 'Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth for all in the Region (MAHASAGAR)' and its 'Neighbourhood First’ policy, the Indian Navy successfully completed a major refit of the Maldivian Coast Guard Ship MNDF Huravee at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai," an official statement said.
It said that the refit will further strengthening defence cooperation between India and the Maldives.
The ship sailed back to the Maldives on Monday after undergoing a full refit at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
The official statement issued by a defence PRO said that MNDF Huravee had arrived in Mumbai on November 13, 2024 and over the past four months, teams from various Indian Navy departments carried out essential maintenance work on the ship's machinery, weapons, and sensors. The upgrades were also made to the living areas on board.
It said that major works concerning maintenance of all machinery, weapons, and sensors, along with a habitability upgrade, were undertaken. The ship was thereafter put through rigorous harbour and sea trials, operational checks of equipment, safety audits and Operational Sea Training before her departure.
The efforts put in by various IN agencies and dockyard teams across multiple departments were instrumental in achieving this extensive refit within the stipulated timeframe. The successful refit of MNDF Huravee underscores the strong diplomatic and military cooperation between the two countries and reaffirms India’s unwavering commitment to being a reliable partner in the region, it said.
The Make in India ship handed over to MNDF in May 2023 as a replacement for an older platform, the ship has played a crucial role in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) and Medical Evacuation operations across the Maldivian archipelago, the official statement said.
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