In the context of the arrival of four Indian Navy ships, INS Mumbai, INS Tarkash, INS Trishul, and INS Aditya, at the Souda Naval Base, on Tuesday 18th of April 2017, the Rear Admiral RB Pandit paid a visit to the Commander of the Base, Commodore Panagiotis Chatzakis HN. They discussed topics of mutual interest and the Rear Admiral was informed about the capabilities of the Souda Naval Base.