INS Shardul arrives at Kochi with 87mt of Liquid Oxygen under Operation Samudra Setu II

As part of Operation Samudra Setu II, INS Shardul, the Indian Navy ship of the
Southern Naval Command, arrived in Kochi on 27th May with four ISO containers
carrying 87 MT of liquid medical Oxygen from Kuwait and the UAE.
Operation Samudra Setu-II was launched by the Indian Navy for shipment of
medical Oxygen-filled cryogenic containers and associated medical equipment
from various countries in support of the nation’s fight against COVID-19.
The deployment of frontline warships including destroyers, frigates, tankers and
amphibious ships of the Navy for the operation forms a significant part of the
multiple lines of efforts, by the Government of India and the Indian Navy to
supplement the Oxygen requirement in the country, a Defence release said.
“As part of the operation, INS Shardul embarked 319 Metric Tonnes (MT) of liquid medical Oxygen from Kuwait and UAE including 11 International
Standardisation Organisation (ISO) containers, two semi-trailers and 1200
Oxygen cylinders.”
“The ship arrived at New Mangalore Port on May 25, where it disembarked
231.77 MT of liquid medical Oxygen comprising seven ISO containers, two semitrailers and 1200 Oxygen cylinders”, it said.