The warship Hsinphyushin, led by Captain Zaw Oo, which left for Visakhapatnam, India, to attend the Multilateral Na­val Exercise (MILAN-2024) and 6th IMNEX, arrived back at No 3 Naval Jetty (Thilawa) yesterday.

 

The warship and naval of­ficials were welcomed back by Commodore Tun Lu from Na­val Training Command Head­quarters, as well as officers and other ranks from the Navy and their families.

 

The MILAN-2024 was held from 19 to 27 February, and 13 warships, including Hsin­phyushin of Myanmar and one reconnaissance aircraft, from 14 countries participated in the operation.

 

Myanmar took part in the International Maritime Sem­inar with 47 other countries, the Subject Matter Expert Ex­change Programme, MILAN Young Officer Interaction, harbour-based exercises, In­ternational City Parade, and displayed traditional food and Myanmar’s handicrafts at MILAN Village, visited Bodh Gaya and Taj Mahal in addition to the naval exercises with in­ternational warships.

 

Moreover, Myanmar par­ticipated in the 6th IMNEX held from 28 February to 2 March in the field of harbour-based exercises, bilateral naval ex­change, and naval exercises with INS Kamorta (P28) of India.

 

The naval ship Sinphyush­in sailed a total of 2,650 nautical miles during the voyage. — MNA/KTZH