Indian Navy's first floating dock
Indian Navy's only floating dock, a place on the waves where Navy's ships come for regular maintenance and repair, is based in Port Blair. Most docks for repairing ships are land based but in the earthquake prone Andaman and Nicobar Islands the floating option was considered safe.
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Blocks are laid on the dock to suit the profile of each particular ship - up to 3 ships can be floated here at one time. 100 sailors and 7 officers run this dock - and it has proved to be so useful that despite its current cost of around 300 crores, the Navy is likely to acquire another one.
