Illumination of Ships during Island Tourism Festival 2012

Port Blair, Jan 13:  The ongoing Island Tourism Festival (ITF) 2012 was inaugurated on 05 Jan 12 at ITF Ground and will continue till 15 Jan 12. Andaman and Nicobar Command has set up a stall at the ITF ground aimed at motivating the youth of the Islands to join Indian Armed Forces and also to increase awareness amongst them about them. Various small arms (weapons) used by the Armed Forces are on display at the stall. The closing ceremony of the ITF 2012 will be held on 15 Jan 12. As part of the closing ceremony, the Indian Naval and Coast Guard ships will be anchored off Marina Park for illumination. Ships are illuminated using a series of bulbs on special occasions. In the evening hours, the ships will fire Red, Yellow and Green flares followed by illumination.