India building its largest research vessel to explore deep oceans

New Delhi, July 18, 2024.

Indian researchers could soon set sail on the largest indigenously built Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) to unravel the deep and vast oceans for marine, metal, and mineral wealth. On Tuesday, the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) signed a Rs. 839.55 crore contract deal in Goa with the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, which is controlled by the Ministry of Defence.