Port Blair, Nov 11: Indian Naval Ship Mahish was decommissioned on 11 Nov 2016 at Port Blair after spending 31 years of glorious service to the nation at an impressive ceremony presided over by Commodore Girish Kumar Garg, Naval Component Commander and Commodore Flotilla, Andaman and Nicobar Command. The ship was commissioned on 04 Jun 1985 at Gydnia, Poland and had served at Vishakhapatnam and Port Blair since her induction into the Navy. During the ship’s journey of over three decades, INS Mahish traversed over 3,30,129 nautical miles and also played a pivotal role in Op Pawan at Sri Lanka wherein the then Commanding Officer was also awarded the Nau Sena Medal (Gallantry) for the ship’s valiant contribution. Post cyclone Lehar in 2013 the ship was put to sea to evacuate over 450 stranded tourists from Havelock and Neil.
The decommissioning ceremony was attended by the Commissioning Commanding Officer along with other erstwhile Commanding Officers of the ship who have flown-in especially for this event. In a touching tribute to the ship, the Commanding Officer Cdr Harkesh Yadav said, “Old Ships Never Die, They Just Fade Away to Be Reborn Again”.
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