INS Makar (J31) (lit. 'Capricorn')[1] is the lead ship of -class of survey catamarans used for hydrographic survey by the Indian Navy. It was built indigenously in India by Alcock Ashdown Limited, Gujarat.[2][3]
Description[edit | edit source]
INS Makar is tasked with undertaking hydrographic surveys for producing navigational charts and is capable of collecting marine environmental information by conducting limited oceanographic surveys.[4][5]
Equipped with four engines and two bow thrusters, Makar has an Integrated Platform Management System that combines the vessel's power, navigation and propulsion systems. She also carries onboard survey motorboats, autonomous underwater vehicles and remotely operated vehicles for carrying out surveys. Makar is further fitted with a wide range of survey equipment that includes sounding systems, bottom profilers and an advanced electronic positioning system. Air conditioned data processing facilities are available on board Makar's caravan.[4][1][6]
Construction and career[edit | edit source]
Laid down in 2008, she was launched two years later at Bhavnagar and was commissioned into the Navy at the Seabird Naval Base, Karwar in September 2012 by the then Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha. She is named after the constellation of Capricorn.[1] In december 2021, she recovered the wreakage of the fishing boat Naved-2 which has gone missing in the Arabian sea on 23rd October that year upon request from the Maharastra government. She recovered the mortal remains of the crew who were killed during the vessel's sinking.[7]
She participated at the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatanam.[8]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hydrographic survey vessel commissioned". The Hindu. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "INS Makar commissioned into the Indian Navy". Economic Times. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Navy commissions survey vessel INS Makar". Zee News. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "INS Makar Commissioned into Indian Navy". Outlook. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Navy commissions survey vessel INS Makar". Business Standard. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Indian Navy finds wreckage of missing fishing boat Naved-2". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "IFR & MILAN 2026". IFR & MILAN 2026. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.