Kolkata: The fourth edition of the Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) commenced in the Northern Bay of Bengal on 22 May 22. Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy units will undertake joint patrolling along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) till 23 May 22. The last IN-BN CORPAT was conducted in October 2020.
Two indigenously built IN Ships – Kora, a guided-missile corvette, and Sumedha, an offshore patrol vessel are participating in the exercise along with Bangladesh Navy Ships BNS Ali Haider and BNS Abu Ubaidah. In addition, Maritime Patrol Aircraft of both navies would also be participating in the Coordinated Patrol.
4th Ed of #India – #Bangladesh Coordinated Patrol #CORPAT commenced in Northern #BayofBengal.
Strengthening mutual understanding & enhanced #interoperability b/n both the navies in countering transnational maritime threats at sea.#MaritimeSecurity@theBDnavy @ihcdhaka
File 📷s pic.twitter.com/xsacCMWXHW— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) May 22, 2022
The regular conduct of CORPATs has strengthened mutual understanding and enhanced interoperability between both the navies in countering transnational maritime threats at sea.
In a separate development, INS Gomati, the last of the Godavari class guided-missile frigate of the Indian Navy will be decommissioned on May 28, after 34 years of service, the officials said. Godavari class frigates were designed entirely by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design and built indigenously by Mazagon Dock Ltd. INS Gomati was commissioned into the Indian Navy on April 16, 1988.
(Vinayak)
