Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) has launched “Sagar Manthan”, the first indigenous advanced Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) of India. The vessel was launched at the Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
It is to be noted that the project, having a total valuation of ₹840 crore, is being implemented under the “Deep Ocean Mission”. The ORV, which has a gross tonnage of 5,900 tonnes and a maximum speed of 14 knots, is expected to be fully operational by early 2028.