In order to attend the opening ceremony of the 8th Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR) slated to be held from May 20 to May 28, Myanmar’s navy ships have arrived Port Blair.
UMS King TabinShweHtee and UMS Inlay are the two naval ships from Myanmar that would conduct a coordinated patrol (CORPAT) with Saryu, Indian Naval Ship.
The Ministry of Defence issued a press release in which it said, “Myanmar Navy Ship UMS King TabinShweHtee (773) and UMS Inlay (OPV-54) have arrived at Port Blair on May 20 for the ‘Opening Ceremony’ of the 8th Indo-Myanmar coordinated patrol (IMCOR), at Andaman and Nicobar Command. The Myanmar delegation led by Commodore Htein Win, commander, Ayeyarwady Naval Command, called on Cmde Ashutosh Ridhorkar, VSM, Naval Component Commander on May 20.”
The patrol is to be conducted for four days along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on a distance of roughly 725 km.
The CORPAT initiative between the two nations is aimed at eliminating threats of terrorism, drug trafficking, poaching, illegal fishing and other illegal activities destructive for both the nations.