The dismantling has been scheduled for the high tide at 1 p.m. on September 28
INS Viraat, the world’s longest serving warship that was decommissioned by the Indian Navy three years ago, has arrived at the Alang coast in Gujarat for dismantling, an official said on Tuesday.
The aircraft carrier began its final journey from the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Saturday and reached the waters at Alang in Bhavnagar district on Monday evening.
It will be dismantled at the ship breaking yard in Alang and then sold as scrap.
The warship, which was inducted into the Indian Navy in 1987, was purchased by Shree Ram Group for a sum of ₹38.54 crore at an auction in July this year.
Government officials are on board the ship to carry out formalities as per the ship breaking code, Shree Ram Group Chairman Mukesh Patel said.
“After all the formalities are completed, subject to weather…