{"id":5870,"date":"2025-08-09T18:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=5870"},"modified":"2025-08-09T18:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:55:16","slug":"ins-sandhayak-docks-at-singapores-changi-naval-base-on-national-day-boosting-maritime-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=5870","title":{"rendered":"INS Sandhayak Docks at Singapore\u2019s Changi Naval Base on National Day, Boosting Maritime Ties.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h1><strong>INS Sandhayak Docks at Singapore\u2019s Changi Naval Base on National Day, Boosting Maritime Ties.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singapore:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a significant milestone for regional maritime cooperation, Indian Naval Ship (INS) <em>Sandhayak<\/em> \u2014 India\u2019s first indigenously designed Survey Vessel Large (SVL) \u2014 arrived at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, today on the occasion of Singapore\u2019s National Day. The three-day port call underlines India\u2019s commitment to strengthening bilateral hydrographic and naval relations in the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioned in February 2024 in the presence of the Defence Minister, INS <em>Sandhayak<\/em> represents a new era in Indian naval capability. Equipped with state-of-the-art hydrographic survey equipment, the ship has both coastal and deep-sea surveying capabilities. It is also built to undertake Search and Rescue (SAR) operations and humanitarian assistance missions, featuring onboard helicopter operations and medical facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The visit to Singapore is <em>Sandhayak<\/em>\u2019s maiden international deployment and serves as a platform for professional and technical exchanges with the Royal Singapore Navy (RSN) and Singapore\u2019s hydrographic community.<\/p>\n<p>Key engagements during the visit include a meeting between the Commanding Officer of <em>INS Sandhayak<\/em> and Gary Chew, Assistant Chief Hydrographer of Singapore, as well as a courtesy call on Colonel Chauah Meng Soon, Commander of the RSN\u2019s 9th Flotilla.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule also features interaction and capability demonstrations for Royal Singapore Navy personnel, highlighting India\u2019s advancements in hydrographic surveying under the Indian Navy\u2019s Hydrographic Department. Additionally, the ship will host school children and families of the staff from the High Commission of India in Singapore, fostering greater community engagement and people-to-people ties.<\/p>\n<p>This diplomatic and professional outreach showcases India\u2019s growing leadership in maritime diplomacy and its active role in enhancing regional hydrographic capacity. The visit by <em>INS Sandhayak<\/em> symbolizes India\u2019s vision for an open, inclusive, and cooperative maritime domain in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Sandhayak Docks at Singapore\u2019s Changi Naval Base on National Day, Boosting Maritime Ties.\u00a0 &nbsp; Singapore: &nbsp; In a significant milestone for regional maritime cooperation, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" data-url=https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=5870><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[1622],"class_list":["post-5870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india-news","category-latest-news","tag-inssandhayak-maritimediplomacy-indiasingaporeties-hydrography-indiannavy-indopacific-surveyvessel-navalcooperation-makeinindia-nationaldaysingapore"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>INS Sandhayak Docks at Singapore\u2019s Changi Naval Base on National Day, Boosting Maritime Ties.\u00a0 - The Eagle News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=5870\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"INS Sandhayak Docks at Singapore\u2019s Changi Naval Base on National Day, Boosting Maritime Ties.\u00a0 - The Eagle News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"INS Sandhayak Docks at Singapore\u2019s Changi Naval Base on National Day, Boosting Maritime Ties.\u00a0 &nbsp; 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