Union Minister for Mines Dinsha Patel dedicated state of art Geo-scientific research vessel RV Samudra Ratnakar to the nation at Kandla Port of Gujarat today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr.Patel said that Samudra Ratnakar would become a milestone in research and exploration of valuable minerals under the deep-sea water. He said that it is the only vessel of its kind in south Asia.

Reports from Kandla Port that built at world’s largest Ship building yard of Ulsan, South Korea, RV Samudra Ratnakar is specially designed to carry out sea bed-mapping, mineral exploration in the deep waters along with geo-scientific oceanographic researches.