In the 2016 Indian Air Force An-32 disappearance where the aircraft still remains un traced ; 8 members of the 29 on board where technicians who were going to Port Blair to undertake some repair work on the CRN-91 weapon system mounted on INS Batti Malv . In 2014 the ship alongside INS Satpura , INS Sahyadri , INS Saryu was pressed into search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 alongside other international navies . The plane which was on its way to Beijing had disappeared over the Indian Ocean The ship also took part in a training exercise with Royal Thai Navy in 2009 off Phuket island
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
INS Batti Malv