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'Viraat' on final voyage to Gujarat, to be dismantled and sold as scrap
Updated On: 19 September, 2020 02:42 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
A Navy helicopter circling overhead provided a majestic backdrop to Viraats last voyage from its home base for over three decades.
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INS Viraat | Pic: ANI
Decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat on Saturday set sail for the last time, on way to Alang in Gujarat, where it will be broken down and sold as scrap.
For Navy veterans who watched the huge vessel being towed by tug boats, there was a lump in the throat as they bade it an emotional farewell from the Gateway of India.
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