Archive · 18 Jul 2025
India Commissions Home-Built Diving Support Vessel INS Nistar
India's Navy now has a brand new ship called INS Nistar, and it was built right here in India!
It's designed to help divers and rescue people from the deep sea.
It can handle diving up to 300 meters and has special robots that can go down to 1000 meters.
This ship also has a link to the past, as it shares a name with a ship that helped in a war a long time ago, and it will help the Indian Navy in times of need.
INS Nistar, India's first indigenously designed and built diving support vessel, was commissioned.
The commissioning ceremony took place at the Naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam.
The vessel is designed to undertake deep-sea saturation diving and rescue operations.
The ship's name, 'Nistar', means liberation, rescue, or salvation in Sanskrit.
The ship is equipped with ROVs capable of operations up to 1000 meters depth.
- Who
- The Indian Navy.
- What
- Commissioning of the indigenous Diving Support Vessel (DSV) INS Nistar.
- When
- Commissioned recently.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, India.
- Why
- To enhance India's maritime capabilities and rescue operations.
- Vessel Name
- INS Nistar
- Type
- Diving Support Vessel (DSV)
- Built By
- Hindustan Shipyard Limited
- Location of Commissioning
- Visakhapatnam
- Key Function
- Deep-sea diving and submarine rescue operations
- Depth Capability
- 300 meters (diving), 1000 meters (ROVs)
- Length
- 118 meters
- Name Meaning
- Liberation, rescue, or salvation
Sources
Indigenous diving support vessel Nistar Commissioned at Vishakapatnam
Indigenously-designed INS Nistar gets commissioned in Indian Navy
Diving Support Vessel Nistar Commissioned
INS Nistar, India’s first indigenous diving support vessel, commissioned in Visakhapatnam
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