Visakhapatnam: The opening ceremony of the second edition of the India-Myanmar naval exercise ‘Imnex-19’ was held onboard INS Ranvijay at Visakhapatnam recently. Myanmar naval ships UMS Sin Phyu Shin (F-14) and UMS Tabinshweti (773) arrived at Visakhapatnam on Friday and interacted with Indian navy personnel in a bid to sharing expertise on various maritime issues.

On arrival, Capt Tet Lwin Tun, Fleet Cdr of the first fleet accompanied by Commandaer Sai Thet Naing, Commanding Officer UMS King Tapin Shwe Htee and Cdr Kyaw Thain Kha, CO UMS King Sin Phyu Shin called on Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, commanding-in-chief of the ENC.

The harbour phase of Imnex-19 is scheduled till October 20. The harbour phase will include visits to Indian naval units, and the training and maintenance facility at Visakhapatnam.

In the sea phase, scheduled from October 20-22, INS Ranvijay, a guided-missile destroyer and INS Kuthar, a missile corvette will be carrying out a joint exercise with Myanmar ships UMS Sin Phyu Shin, a frigate and UMS Tabinshweti, a corvette in the Bay of Bengal.