Navy to undertake expedition to commemorate 1965 victory

The Indian Navy today kickstarted a multi-phase expedition from Visakhapatnam to New Delhi to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the 1965 war.
The expedition, which was flagged off by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command (ENC) today, is being undertaken in three phases.
"The first phase is Ocean sailing on J-24 sail boat to Kakinada and back. The second phase is motorcycle expedition to Agra and final phase is a cycling expedition from Agra to New Delhi, where the team will join the Commemorative Carnival celebration at India Gate on September 20," the Navy said in a statement.

The J-24 sail boat expedition is being skippered by Commodore Arvind Sharma. This would cover a distance of 100 nautical miles and also chart the wreckage of PNS Ghazi. The Pakistani submarine had also participated in 1965 War and was later sunk by Indian Navy off Vizag.
The motorcycle expenditure which will be led by Lieutenant Commander Ravindra Kumar, would cover 2,100 km over a period of 9 days across six states and Union Territories. The motorcycle expedition will reach out to local populace/schools/institutions and sister service organisations enroute and meet ex-servicemen from the three Services who have participated or been in service during 1965 War.

The cycling expedition will be led by Commander Animesh Nagar and would cover a distance of 220 km. This phase of the expedition is aimed at spreading awareness of the commitment of the armed forces in use of greener and renewable source of energy.