MV Corals

The overall length of the vessel is 99.00 m; breadth mld – 17.00 m; depth – 9.20 m; and design Draft – 4.20 m. The ship has a top speed of 16 knots and covers the distance between Cochin port and Lakshadweep overnight.

[2] As Yemen was not accessible by air due to a no-fly zone, India chose Djibouti as a centre for initial evacuation by sea.

The Indian Navy redeployed the patrol vessel INS Sumitra (P59) from anti-piracy operations off the coast of Lakshadweep to the Yemeni port of Aden.

These countries included: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Maldives, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Slovenia, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, Thailand, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

[3][10][11] 11 Indians were evacuated by the Pakistan Navy frigate PNS Aslat from Mukalla, reached Karachi, and were flown back to India on 8 April 2015.

MV Corals at Cochin Port in 2017
Indian evacuees lining up for embarkation on INS Sumitra .
Indian evacuees along with their belongings at jetty before embarking on INS Sumitra .
Indian Navy personnel registering Indian citizens evacuating from Yemen.
MV Kavaratti with MV Corals docked at Cochin Port