Surface and airborne assets from the Andaman and Nicobar Command took part in the effort to search Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 . The command contributed navy ships INS '' Saryu '' , INS '' Kesari '' and INS '' Kumbhir '' , and coast guard vessels ICGS '' Kanaklata Baruah '' , ICGS '' Bhikaji Cama '' and ICGS '' Sagar '' . For aerial maritime surveillance , the command dedicated two navy Boeing P-8I Neptunes , coast guard Dornier Do 228 , and Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from Port Blair , and navy Dornier Do 228 from Car Nicobar . The Commander-in-Chief Andaman and Nicobar Command was nominated as the Overall Force Commander of the Indian forces , which included air force Mil Mi-17 , and navy Shivalik-class frigates INS '' Satpura '' and , and patrol vessel INS Batti Malv from the Eastern Naval Command
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Andaman and Nicobar Command