INS Viraat: Indian Navy’s Majestic Ship Sets Sail for the Last Time, to Reach Alang for Dismantling in Two Days

Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Viraat, which has now been decommissioned, set upon its final journey to Gujarat’s Alang on Saturday. There, the iconic carrier would be broken down and then sold as scrap, according to a report by news agency PTI. The vessel was towed by tug boats from the Gateway of India, where it was bid an emotional adieu by the veterans of the Indian Navy. The aircraft carrier had been kept at the Naval dockyard post its decommissioning back in March 2017, the report added. A Navy helicopter was circling the airspace as the majestic carrier was leaving the base after having served the country for a whopping 30 years. Read More…