Port Blair, May 19: Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk attended the closing ceremony of the 27th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) at Belawan in Indonesia from May 16-19.
Karmuk entered Belawan harbur on May 16 with Commodore Girish Kumar Garg, Naval Component Commander, Andaman and Nicobar Command embarked to participate in the closing ceremony.
The ship was escorted by Indonesia Navy ship KRI Imam Bonjol into the harbour. Senior officials from Indonesia Navy as well as Embassy of India in Indonesia were present to receive the ship.
It was a historic moment as the first woman Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dr Shalia Shah, Counsul General of India in Medan, was present to receive the Port Blair based ship.
Dr. Shah was born and brought up in Port Blair and is a true native of these islands which made the reception more special for the ship.
The 27th edition of CORPAT was conducted from April 29 to May 19. The closing ceremony saw the two navies conducting interactive session on measures to enhance inter-operability.
The senior officer from Indian Navy hosted a reception on board INS Karmuk on May 17, which was attended by more than 100 dignitaries from various fields.
Among others, the event was graced by Mr Insinyur Haji tengku Erry Nuradi, the Governor of North Sumatra, Ms Nengcha Lhouvum Mukhopadhaya, the Ambassador of India in Jakarta and Dr. Shah.
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