Nistar
▪ Recently, the ‘Nistar’ vessel was delivered by Hindustan Shipyard Limited to the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam.
▪ It is the first indigenously designed and constructed Diving Support Vessel.
▪ The ship’s name, ‘Nistar’, originates from Sanskrit and means liberation, rescue or salvation
▪ The ship is highly specialised and can undertake Deep Sea Diving and Rescue Operations – a
capability with select Navies across the globe.
▪ The ship, measuring 118 m with a tonnage of nearly 10,000 tons, is installed with state-of-theart Diving Equipment and has the capability to undertake Deep Sea Saturation Diving up to 300m depth.
