The Indian Navy received Nistar, its first indigenously built diving support vessel, from Hindustan Shipyard Limited. This specialized ship can perform deep-sea diving and rescue operations, ...

India commissions its first indigenously designed Diving Support Vessel, INS Nistar, to boost deep-sea rescue capabilities and advance self-reliance.

The ship, measuring 118 m with a tonnage of nearly 10,000 tons, is installed with state-of-the-art Diving Equipment and has the capability to undertake Deep Sea Saturation Diving up to 300 m depth.