The deal was canceled due to the extensive delays as the Navy was not satisfied with the timeline[6] and a fresh award for construction of another class of survey vessels to the GRSE has also been undertaken.

[7] The ships are intended to undertake coastal hydrographic survey, required for production of nautical charts and publications aimed at improving navigation through waters closer to coasts.

[1] Alcock Ashdown (Gujarat) Ltd was awarded this contract, worth ₹800 crore (US$92 million)[2] on 28 December 2006 through open competitive bidding, beating others like Larsen & Toubro, ABG Shipyard and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers.

[8] Indian Navy cancelled ₹8000 crore (US$1.1 billion) deal with Alcock Ashdown over 10 year delays in a contract to supply of the six vessels.

[6] Further, the Ministry of Defence has awarded another contract for the construction of four Survey Vessels for Indian Navy to Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited, Kolkata after it became the L1 bidder in the competitive bidding.