{"id":19894,"date":"2024-01-30T02:50:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19894"},"modified":"2025-04-05T20:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:08:42","slug":"ins-sumitra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-sumitra\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Sumitra"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About INS Sumitra:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the fourth and <strong>last Saryu-class patrol vessel<\/strong> of the Indian Navy.<\/li>\n<li>It is based on an <strong>indigenous design<\/strong> and <strong>constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was commissioned in 2014 and is <strong>based in Chennai<\/strong> under the <strong>Eastern Naval Command.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>primary role<\/strong> of the ship is to undertake <strong>surveillance of<\/strong> the country\u2019s <strong>exclusive economic zone (EEZ)<\/strong> besides other operational tasks such as <strong>anti-piracy patrols, fleet support operations<\/strong>, maritime security of offshore assets, and escort operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Features<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Measuring about 105 metres in length, 13 metres in breadth, and displacing 2,200 tonnes, the ship can achieve a speed of 25 knots.<\/li>\n<li>The ship has a <strong>range of 6,500 nautical miles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>propelled by two diesel engines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The ship\u2019s weapon and sensor outfits include a 76.2 mm gun (super rapid gun mount), close-in weapon systems, and the latest navigational and early warning radars.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>capable of embarking one Dhruv\/Chetak helicopter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is also equipped with two rigid inflatable fast-motor boats.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Key Facts about Gulf of Aden:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an <strong>extension of the Indian Ocean<\/strong>, tucked <strong>between the Arabian Peninsula and the African continent.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The gulf is <strong>named after \u201cAden<\/strong>,\u201d a <strong>port city on Yemen\u2019s<\/strong> coast.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Borders<\/strong>: It is bounded to the south by <strong>Somalia<\/strong> and the <strong>Socotra Islands (part of Yemen<\/strong>), to the north by <strong>Yemen<\/strong>, to the east by the <strong>Arabian Sea<\/strong>, and to the west by <strong>Djibouti<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The gulf is <strong>connected to the Somali Sea<\/strong> to the south <strong>by the Guardafui Channe<\/strong>l and <strong>to the Red Sea<\/strong> on the west <strong>by the Strait of Bab el Mandeb<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The dominant relief feature of the gulf\u2019s terrain is the <strong>Sheba Ridge<\/strong>, an <strong>extension of the Indian Ocean ridge system<\/strong>, which extends along the middle of the gulf.<\/li>\n<li>It is also a critical <strong>part of the Suez Canal shipping route,<\/strong> which connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1<\/strong>: What is an exclusive economic zone (EEZ)?<\/h3>\n<p>EEZ, as defined under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), is an area of the ocean extending up to 200 nautical miles (370 km) immediately offshore from a country\u2019s land coast in which that country retains exclusive rights to the exploration and exploitation of natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Source:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/red-sea-attack-by-houthi-militants-indian-navy-ins-sumitra-iranian-vessel-somali-pirates-2494932-2024-01-29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indian Navy warship rescues Iranian vessel hijacked off Somalia coast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Sumitra is the fourth and last Saryu-class patrol vessel of the Indian 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