The four-day joint Naval exercise 'MALABAR 2013' in the Bay of Bengal between the United States and India, providing an opportunity to advance multinational maritime relationship and mutual security issues, began on Thursday.
As efforts continued for the third day to trace five missing crew of an oil tanker that ran aground off the city beach hours before cyclone 'Nilam' made landfall, three bodies, believed to be of sailors, were found washed ashore on Friday.
An oil tanker with 37-member crew on board on Wednesday ran aground off the city coast under the impact of high velocity winds before the landfall of cyclone 'Nilam'.
Top officials onboard Nimitz and the US have sought to allay fears over possible radiation saying that the safety record of the 56 year-old ship was outstanding.
Aimed at enhancing the Navy's coastal surveillance, its largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan on Thursday.
Policy lays out a 5-year road map seeking creation of 3.5 mn jobs and promoting 10,000 start-ups.
