Navy Day was celebrated at Southern Naval Command, Kochi with a solemn memorial service for the departed shipmates. Vice Admiral Satish Soni, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Southern Naval Command and a galaxy of eminent personalities from the civil society paid floral tributes at the War memorial at the Naval Base. Prominent among them were the Administrative Member of the Kochi bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal, Mayor of Kochi, peoples representatives, Inspector General of Police, District Commander of Indian Coast Guard, and representatives of the Indian Army, Indian Air force, and various ex servicemen organizations . Armed Naval Guards accompanied by the Naval Band lend the event, military gravitas. A band of students from Navy Children School rendered patriotic songs.
