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Nearly Impossible To Reassemble Aircraft Carrier Viraat Now: Shipbreaker
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status quo on the dismantling of decommissioned aircraft carrier "Viraat", but a Gujarat-based ship-breaker who has purchased it said it is now too late for any restoration effort.
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INS Viraat's Dismantling Kept On Hold, Supreme Court Notice To Owner
The dismantling of the Navy's former flagship, Viraat, has been kept on hold by the Supreme Court, which also issued notice to the company that bought the ship from the government to be made into scrap. The Supreme Court's order comes on a petition by a group that offered to buy the decommissioned carrier for Rs 100 crore and convert it into a muse...
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Hope Fades For Viraat Museum After Images Show Warship Partly Dismantled
New images accessed by NDTV indicate that the Viraat, the decommissioned Indian Navy carrier, has already been partially dismantled despite plans to convert her into a maritime museum.
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Hope Of Rescuing Viraat Fades, Nearly Impossible Terms For Transfer
The Gujarat-based company which intends to break-up the former Navy carrier Viraat for scrap continues to offer a sliver of hope for a rescue plan that involves its transfer to Envitech Marine Consultants Private Limited which intends to convert the warship into a maritime museum.
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'Save Viraat Or Let Us Tow It Back To UK': Trust To PM, Boris Johnson
Ahead of the likely visit of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to India as Chief Guest at the Republic Day next month, a British trust has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr Johnson for help in saving Viraat, the decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft carrier which had also served with distinction in the Royal Navy as HMS Hermes.
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Exclusive: Defence Ministry Formally Rejects Plan To Save Aircraft Carrier Viraat From Shipbreakers
The Ministry of Defence has formally rejected an eleventh-hour plan to try and save Viraat, the former Indian Navy aircraft carrier, from being broken up for scrap by a shipbreaker in Gujarat.
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To Save Aircraft Carrier Viraat From Being Broken Up, Petition In Court
The battle to save the decommissioned Indian Navy carrier, Viraat, from being broken up for scrap has reached the Bombay High Court, with a Mumbai-based company filing a petition that will be heard on November 3. The vessel was towed into the shipyards of Gujarat's Alang in September amid efforts to convert it into a maritime museum.
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Uncertainty Over Plans To Turn Aircraft Carrier Into Museum, File "Stuck"
''Pay me Rs. 100 crore, and take away the ship.'' That's the final offer of Mukesh Patel, the chairman and managing director of Gujarat-based Shree Ram Group, the company that won the bid to buy the decommissioned Indian Navy carrier, Viraat, to break-up for scrap.
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Aircraft Carrier Viraat On Final Voyage To Gujarat, Will Be Dismantled
Decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat today set sail for the last time, on way to Alang in Gujarat, where it will be broken down and sold as scrap.
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Opinion: I Was Captain Of INS Viraat. Now, It Will Become Scrap.
My personal connection with Viraat was deep and sentimental since she was my last ship-command.Although I had literally 'grown up' on Vikrant, from Midshipman to Commander, it was Viraat that afforded me my greatest learning experiences - both professional and human.
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Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat, India's Longest Serving Warship, To Be Dismantled In Gujarat
INS Viraat, the aircraft carrier that served the Indian Navy for 30 years before being decommissioned three years ago, is likely to be towed from Mumbai to Alang in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district next month to be dismantled and sold as scrap, an official said.
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International Yoga Day: Naval Officers Participate Aboard INS Viraat
The flight deck of Indian Navy's decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat provided the perfect location for Yoga camp for personnel of the Western Naval Command in Mumbai today. The personnel were joined by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command and Rear Admiral RB Pandit, Flag Officer Commanding Western F...
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Opinion: China's Newest Aircraft Carrier Should Worry India
The launch of China's second aircraft carrier, expected as soon as this week, will be an important and depressing moment for India. The "Type 001A" -- likely to be named the "Shandong" -- will give China an edge for the first time in the carrier race with its Asian rival, a literal two-to-one advantage. After decommissioning the INS Viraat earlier ...
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, INS Viraat's Super-Hero? A Proposal For An 'Underwater Memorial'
A week after Navy Chief Admiral Lanba said the ex-flag ship of the Indian Navy, Viraat, will be sold for scrap within four months, NDTV has learned that the Maharashtra government has a Plan B. Sources say the state is interested in acquiring the aircraft carrier and sinking her to form an "underwater memorial" off the Sindhudurg coast, 500 kms sou...
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Will Bajaj Extend Its V Range Of Bikes With Decommissioned INS Viraat?
The question is, will Bajaj replicate the success of the V series with more raw metal from the INS Viraat, if at all it heads to the scrapyard? As of now, Bajaj officials are tight-lipped about any such development, but it certainly seems to make sense for Bajaj to acquire some more metal from the Viraat, and give Bajaj more marketing relevance as ...
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Nearly Impossible To Reassemble Aircraft Carrier Viraat Now: Shipbreaker
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status quo on the dismantling of decommissioned aircraft carrier "Viraat", but a Gujarat-based ship-breaker who has purchased it said it is now too late for any restoration effort.
-
INS Viraat's Dismantling Kept On Hold, Supreme Court Notice To Owner
The dismantling of the Navy's former flagship, Viraat, has been kept on hold by the Supreme Court, which also issued notice to the company that bought the ship from the government to be made into scrap. The Supreme Court's order comes on a petition by a group that offered to buy the decommissioned carrier for Rs 100 crore and convert it into a muse...
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Hope Fades For Viraat Museum After Images Show Warship Partly Dismantled
New images accessed by NDTV indicate that the Viraat, the decommissioned Indian Navy carrier, has already been partially dismantled despite plans to convert her into a maritime museum.
-
Hope Of Rescuing Viraat Fades, Nearly Impossible Terms For Transfer
The Gujarat-based company which intends to break-up the former Navy carrier Viraat for scrap continues to offer a sliver of hope for a rescue plan that involves its transfer to Envitech Marine Consultants Private Limited which intends to convert the warship into a maritime museum.
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'Save Viraat Or Let Us Tow It Back To UK': Trust To PM, Boris Johnson
Ahead of the likely visit of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to India as Chief Guest at the Republic Day next month, a British trust has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr Johnson for help in saving Viraat, the decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft carrier which had also served with distinction in the Royal Navy as HMS Hermes.
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Exclusive: Defence Ministry Formally Rejects Plan To Save Aircraft Carrier Viraat From Shipbreakers
The Ministry of Defence has formally rejected an eleventh-hour plan to try and save Viraat, the former Indian Navy aircraft carrier, from being broken up for scrap by a shipbreaker in Gujarat.
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To Save Aircraft Carrier Viraat From Being Broken Up, Petition In Court
The battle to save the decommissioned Indian Navy carrier, Viraat, from being broken up for scrap has reached the Bombay High Court, with a Mumbai-based company filing a petition that will be heard on November 3. The vessel was towed into the shipyards of Gujarat's Alang in September amid efforts to convert it into a maritime museum.
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Uncertainty Over Plans To Turn Aircraft Carrier Into Museum, File "Stuck"
''Pay me Rs. 100 crore, and take away the ship.'' That's the final offer of Mukesh Patel, the chairman and managing director of Gujarat-based Shree Ram Group, the company that won the bid to buy the decommissioned Indian Navy carrier, Viraat, to break-up for scrap.
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Aircraft Carrier Viraat On Final Voyage To Gujarat, Will Be Dismantled
Decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat today set sail for the last time, on way to Alang in Gujarat, where it will be broken down and sold as scrap.
-
Opinion: I Was Captain Of INS Viraat. Now, It Will Become Scrap.
My personal connection with Viraat was deep and sentimental since she was my last ship-command.Although I had literally 'grown up' on Vikrant, from Midshipman to Commander, it was Viraat that afforded me my greatest learning experiences - both professional and human.
-
Aircraft Carrier INS Viraat, India's Longest Serving Warship, To Be Dismantled In Gujarat
INS Viraat, the aircraft carrier that served the Indian Navy for 30 years before being decommissioned three years ago, is likely to be towed from Mumbai to Alang in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district next month to be dismantled and sold as scrap, an official said.
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International Yoga Day: Naval Officers Participate Aboard INS Viraat
The flight deck of Indian Navy's decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat provided the perfect location for Yoga camp for personnel of the Western Naval Command in Mumbai today. The personnel were joined by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command and Rear Admiral RB Pandit, Flag Officer Commanding Western F...
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Opinion: China's Newest Aircraft Carrier Should Worry India
The launch of China's second aircraft carrier, expected as soon as this week, will be an important and depressing moment for India. The "Type 001A" -- likely to be named the "Shandong" -- will give China an edge for the first time in the carrier race with its Asian rival, a literal two-to-one advantage. After decommissioning the INS Viraat earlier ...
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, INS Viraat's Super-Hero? A Proposal For An 'Underwater Memorial'
A week after Navy Chief Admiral Lanba said the ex-flag ship of the Indian Navy, Viraat, will be sold for scrap within four months, NDTV has learned that the Maharashtra government has a Plan B. Sources say the state is interested in acquiring the aircraft carrier and sinking her to form an "underwater memorial" off the Sindhudurg coast, 500 kms sou...
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Will Bajaj Extend Its V Range Of Bikes With Decommissioned INS Viraat?
The question is, will Bajaj replicate the success of the V series with more raw metal from the INS Viraat, if at all it heads to the scrapyard? As of now, Bajaj officials are tight-lipped about any such development, but it certainly seems to make sense for Bajaj to acquire some more metal from the Viraat, and give Bajaj more marketing relevance as ...
