Chennai: Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Neelkanth was accorded a grand maritime reception at Sri Vijaya Puram on Tuesday on completion of a challenging 700 nautical mile ocean passage from Visakhapatnam.
The voyage, which commenced on 27 September 2026, was undertaken as part of the celebrations marking 25 years of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), India's first and only Joint Services Operational Command, an official release from PIB Defence Wing here said.