Collision of Merchant Vessel with INS Cora

INS Kora, on passage from Visakhapatnam to Port Blair scraped Merchant Vessel Madeleine Rickmers at about 0353 hours on 31st October, 2014 approximately 300 nautical miles off the Coast of Visakhapatnam. Minor damage to the ship's side was reported. The ship is presently fully seaworthy.