OREANDA-NEWS. 20 Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs) of the 23 ISVs planned have been commissioned in batches from January 2014 to March 2015 at Mumbai and Vishakhapatnam to patrol the off-shore development areas off the west and east coast respectively. The ISVs have been procured by M/s ONGC and transferred to Indian Navy. As these ISVs have been purchased by ONGC, no funds have been spent by Indian Navy.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shrimati Kothapalli Geetha in Lok Sabha today.