FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON OF THE INDIAN NAVY DEPARTS COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

The First Training Squadron of the Indian Navy, consisting of INS Tir, INS Sujata, and ICGS Sarathi, departed Colombo, Sri Lanka, after concluding a successful port call. The visit included bilateral engagements between the Indian Navy and the Sri Lanka Navy, professional exchanges at the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee, community outreach such as a beach clean-up, and ship visits for the local community and Indian diaspora. The deployment concluded with a Passage Exercise alongside SLNS Nandimithra, reinforcing bilateral maritime cooperation, interoperability, and the vision of MAHASAGAR.