Vessel, Expanding Deep-Sea Rescue Capability

The second Nistar-class Diving Support Vessel adds a specialised underwater platform for deep-sea diving, intervention and submarine-rescue support while highlighting India's growing shipbuilding capability. MUMBAI | 31 August 2026 | CurrentPulse News Desk The Indian Navy commissioned INS Nipun, the second Diving Support Vessel of the Nistar class, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 31 August. The ceremony marked the transition of a highly specialised indigenous platform from construction and trials into operational service. Designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Visakhapatnam, the ship is intended for missions far below the sea surface rather than the more familiar roles of destroyers, frigates or patrol ships. Diving support vessels are floating bases for complex underwater operations. Their task is to support divers, remotely operated systems, underwater inspection and interven