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equipment, an automated data-logging system, a sound-velocity profiling system, and a digital survey and processing system. This equipment allows the ship to meet the
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is equipped with a wide range of navigational and communications systems. Its modern surveying systems include a multi-beam swath
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took swift action to intercept the dhow. A boarding party was launched to disable it; a search revealed that the dhow held six
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and disaster-management support, and can be quickly converted into a
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and associated equipment to deal with medical emergencies at sea.
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603:and ammunition and supplied with food and water.
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132:General characteristics
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516:government of Mauritius
305:is equipped to prepare
621:"J 15 Sandhayak Class"
543:Southern Naval Command
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299:Southern Naval Command
553:Anti-piracy operation
518:to claim an extended
934:Ships built in India
372:hydrographic surveys
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346:West Bengal
329:Description
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210:6,000
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115:Hull number
924:1987 ships
918:Categories
887:GRSE class
866:Sarvekshak
747:OnManorama
607:References
465:Seychelles
455:(ROV), an
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380:helicopter
352:Jyoti Basu
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250:HAL Chetak
228:Complement
106:IMO number
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817:Sandhayak
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236:Armament
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433:Tasks
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