Recreation of Ancient Stitched Ship

·         The tripartite contract for construction and delivery of the vessel in 22 months was concluded between Indian Navy,   Ministry of Culture and M/s Hodi Innovations, Goa on 18 Jul 23.

·         It is aimed to design and construct a 'Stitched Ship', a type of wooden boat which is carvel built with the planks stitched together with cords/ ropes, a technique popular in ancient India for constructing ocean going vessels prior advent of metallic fasteners. This project envisages to revive and preserve this traditional craft of ship building and showcase the rich maritime heritage of India to the world.

On completion of the vessel, a voyage to South East Asia / Persian Gulf along one of the traditional routes using ancient navigation techniques by Indian Navy is slated in 2025.