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SAREX-2026 off Paradip to stage aircraft ditching with 228 on board as 30 nations observe

The Indian Coast Guard's 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise will simulate a passenger aircraft ditching with 228 people on board off Paradip, with 15 ICG ships, IAF and Navy assets and 32 observers from 30 countries, after the 24th NMSAR Board meeting at Bhubaneswar.