Seychelles National Day celebrations |27 June 2017
Indian naval ship Sunayna visits
Indian Naval Ship Sunayna, an offshore patrol vessel, is visiting Port Victoria until June 30, 2017 to take part in the Seychelles National Day celebrations.
As a tradition, contingents from Indian Armed Forces have been taking part in the National Day Celebrations of Seychelles since 1976 and various ships have visited Port Victoria in the past for the same.
As part of celebrations this year, a 25-man marching contingent and the internationally acclaimed Indian Naval Band embarked onboard the warship will take part in the prestigious annual Republic of Seychelles military parade on June 29, 2017.
During their stay at Port Victoria, the commanding officer and his ship’s staff will hold interactions with various authorities of the government of the Republic of Seychelles and the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces. The ship’s officers and crew will also take part in several sporting, cultural and charitable activities during their stay in Seychelles.
Indian naval ship Sunayna is the second Saryu-class patrol vessel of the Indian Navy and is based at Kochi. The warship has been designed and constructed indigenously by the Goa Shipyard Limited and has a displacement of 2,230 tons with a maximum speed of 25 knots. INS Sunayna is capable of accomplishing a wide variety of missions like fleet support operations, coastal and offshore patrolling, ocean surveillance, monitoring of sea lines of communications/offshore assets and escort duties. At the helm of the ship is the commanding officer, Commander Vikas Guleria.
During the stay, the ship will be docked at Port Victoria and will be kept open for visit of the general public on Wednesday June 29, 2017 from 10am to 3pm.