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1. AT 180810 THE WHITE ENSIGN WAS PROUDLY UNFURLED ON THE SUMMIT OF MT EVEREST BY THREE MEMBERS OF THE INDOMITABLE INDIAN NAVY MOUNTAINEERING TEAM, HAVING SCALED THE PEAK BY THE MORE DANGEROUS AND TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING NORTH COLE ROUTE. TODAY ANOTHER TEAM OF TWO REPEATED THIS RARE FEAT.
2. FORMED BARELY TWO YEARS AGO, THE MOUNTAINEERING TEAM HAS TRAINED RESOLUTELY WITH THE UNWAVERING AIM OF PLANTING THE NAVY'S FOOTPRINT ON EVEREST. THIS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN A RELATIVELY SHORT SPAN WITH SEVERAL FIRSTS TO IT'S CREDIT:-.
(A) FIRST TEAM FROM ANY NAVY TO REACH MT EVEREST.
(B) FIRST INDIAN ARMED FORCES TEAM TO CLIMB FROM THE NORTH COL.
(C) FIRST SUBMARINER ON EVEREST.
(D) HAVING BEEN FLAGGED OFF FROM A SUBMARINE AT A DEPTH OF 50M, THE TOTAL HEIGHT DIFFERENTIAL TRAVERSED IS MORE THAN BY ANY OTHER EXPEDITION.
3. HAVING ENDURED THE NUMBING COLD, BLINDING BLIZZARDS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS, THE SUMMITING OF EVEREST IS A TRIBUTE TO THE TENACITY, RESILIENCE AND FIGHTING SPIRIT OF THE TEAM IN ACHIEVING THEIR OBJECTIVE - TRAITS THAT ARE HIGHLY CHERISHED IN THE NAVY. IT ALSO ILLUSTRATES THE TREMENDOUS EFFORT PUT IN BY THOSE WHO WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES, PLANNING THE EXPEDITION, PROVIDING LOGICAL SUSTENANCE, AND SUPPORTING THE CLIMBERS ALL THE WAY TO THEIR FINAL ASCENT.
4. THE SPECTACULAR SUCCESS OF THIS EXPEDITION EPITOMISES THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE IN THE NAVY, AND MARKS THE REVIVAL OF MOUNTAINEERING IN THE SERVICE.
5. BRAVO ZULU TO THE EVEREST TEAM AND TO ALL THOSE WHO MADE THE EXPEDITION POSSIBLE, A SPECIAL SHABASH TO THE FOLLOWING WHO CARRIED THE ENSIGN TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD:-
(A) CDR SATYABPATA DAM (03313-B)
(B) LT CDR ABHISHEK KANKAN (41686-R)
(C) LT VIKING BHANOO (75792-B)
(D) RAKESH KUMAR LMA (153418-B)
(E) VIKAS KUMAR LMA (122944-W)
6. JAI HIND AND SHANO VARUNA.
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