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Navy Day is being celebrated by Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Wednesday. Vice Admiral A K Chawla, Flag Officer and Commander-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command, laid a wreath during a solemn ceremony conducted at the war memorial in the Naval Base to pay homage to the Navy men who made the supreme sacrifice while defending the nation.
Warships of Southern Naval Command were also dressed with multiple signal flags to mark the festive occasion. Navy Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the Indian Navy’s audacious and devastating attack on Karachi harbour on this day during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, which contributed to the ultimate victory of the Indian Armed forces over Pakistan.
In Visakhapatnam, The Eastern Naval Command will showcase the Indian Navy’s operational capabilities and activities that have been taken up by the Indian navy on the high seas with an Operational Demonstration at RK Beach to commemorate the Navy Day celebrations. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy would be the Chief Guest for the occasion. The Navy Day operation demonstration gives an opportunity to the public to have a closer glimpse at the multifarious activities of the Navy and the challenges that naval personnel come across at sea as part of their day to day responsibility towards the securing the Nations interest and sea coast security.