The Navy has as many as seven warships on standby, three following the eye of the storm while another four warships are positioned off the coast of Tamil Nadu, says an article published in By Express Web Desk
Pre-effects of cyclone Fani
Before Cyclone Fani made landfall in Odisha, that resulted in the deaths of three people, the Indian Navy put out photos of the choppy waters experienced by ships before the storm hit the eastern coast.
The photos posted on Twitter by the Indian Navy’s official handle on Thursday shows one of the ships experiencing a roll due to the rough seas.
Cyclone Fani LIVE updates
The term roll is used to describe the rocking of a vessel in water caused by waves or other external factors.
There are three types of rolling;
- the normal rolling in which the inclination is from side-to-side,
- pitching where the inclination is from front to back,
- heaving in which there is translational displacement in the vertical direction.
Some tweets related to Fani
SpokespersonNavy✔@indiannavy
#CycloneFani #IndianNavy deploys 7 warships (3 warships following the eye of the storm + 4 warships off TN Coast), keeps 6 fixed wing ac + 7 helicopters standby at INS Dega Vizag alongwith Divers, rubberised craft, medical teams and HADR relief material.
SpokespersonNavy✔@indiannavy
Have a look at the roll being experienced by one of the ships deployed in the wake of #CycloneFani. Do notice the totally wet quarter deck..
.. Yes, its getting in and out of water view choppy seas around pic.twitter.com/RqZoDcBPDX
Steps taken by Navy
The Navy has kept as many as seven warships along the eastern coast. Three are following the eye of the storm, while another four warships are positioned off the coast of Tamil Nadu.
Helicopters are on standby at INS Dega in Vishakapatnam accompanied by divers, medical teams and relief material.
Precautions taken
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The storm made landfall in Odisha this morning, which is on high alert with teams of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) on standby for rescue and relief operations.
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Source: Indian Express
