The Southern Naval Command has hired the services of multipurpose vessel MV Triton Liberty from M/s Triton Maritime Pvt Ltd for providing logistics support to the Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands, sorties across Kerala and Mahe, support to naval harbour operations and other miscellaneous support functions for a period of one year from mid-March.
The contract was signed between Commodore Deepak Kumar, Chief Staff Officer (Operations) of the command, and Chetan Parekh, Director, Triton Maritime Pvt Ltd, on Friday. The hiring was conducted through online open tendering process. Hiring of the vessel will substantially enhance the support to Naval detachments on the Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands wherein a fixed schedule for turnaround of personnel from naval detachments can be pursued, addressing the long-felt need of personnel deputed on these islands, according to a communication from the Navy.
This would be particularly beneficial during monsoon months when passenger ships’ schedules get severely reduced, as also during peak traffic seasons such as school holidays. The vessel with an advanced fire-fighting system can also be employed for humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR) operations at sea. Integration of the vessel would relieve the naval ships from logistics support duties for role-specific operations.
