2020 On 6 June,
Sumedha during anti-piracy patrol in the Arabian sea came to the rescue of the
dhow Al-Hamid and was towed to safety away from Somalian coast.
2022 As a part of its long range deployment,
Sumedha, visited Port
Tanjung Benoa,
Bali on 4 August 2022. Before making the port call at Bali, the ship undertook maritime partnership exercise with
KRI Sultan Hasanuddin. The ship sailed on from Bali to Perth on 6 August 2022. The ship arrived in Perth on 15 August 2022 as a part of 75th year of Indian independence. The ship took part in training exercise with
HMAS Anzac. During her return passage to India,
Sumedha made a port call at
Port Klang,
Malaysia.
2023 Sumedha visited
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates on 23 February to participate in NAVDEX and
IDEX'23 exhibition and showcases India's capability in self reliance and shipbuilding. She also took part in
Operation Kaveri, bring back 278 Indian citizens from
Sudan.During its deployment to the
Mediterranean Sea,
Sumedha visited
Algiers,
Algeria on 26 May to bolsters Navy to Navy ties, the ship undertook various exercise with the Algerian Navy. In August, She made a visit to
Bali,
Indonesia. On 6 September,
Sumedha arrived at
Port Alexandria,
Egypt to participate in the exercise Exercise Bright Star-23, a multinational tri-service exercise involving 34 nations. This marks the maiden participation by India Navy to the exercise.
Sumedha made a port call at
Lagos,
Nigeria on 13 October 2023. The visit is aimed to further bilateral relation between the two countries. The ship undertook exercise with
NNS Unity to bolster interoperability between the two navies. The deployment is to further Indian Navy's effort to curb piracy in the sensitive
Gulf of Guinea region.
Sumedha during its mission based deployment to curb piracy made the port call at
Walvis Bay,
Namibia. The visit is a part of Indian Navy outreach with Bridges of Friendship initiative in the Western Africa region. The ship undertook various interaction and exercises with Namibian armed forces. With the culmination of the visit, India Navy successfully completed its second Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy patrol along the west coast of Africa with exercises and port visit with Senegal, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Angola and Namibia. On 21 November,
Sumedha made a port call at
Maputo,
Mozambique. The visit aimed to enhance interoperability, joint EEZ patrol and conduct various exercises amongst both navies.She returned back to Visakapatnam on 29th December, after a 22,000 kilometer voyage where she visited 12 nations and conducted deep sea patrols.
2024 On 29 March 2024,
Sumedha intercepted an
Iranian fishing vessel
FV Al-Kambar 786 which was hijacked by nine armed pirates 90 nautical miles off the coast of
Socotra islands,
Yemen in
Indian Ocean. The ship was later joined by . The crew, consisting of 23 Pakistani nationals, were rescued in a 12-hour long operation. The pirates were later brought to Mumbai on April 3rd, where they will be held facing legal action for their crimes. On 30 April 2024,
Sumedha responded promptly to a distress call and provided critical medical aid to a Pakistani crew member aboard an Iranian fishing vessel,
Al Rahmani, from a near drowning situation of one of its crew members.
2026 INS Sumedha served as the presidential yacht for
Droupadi Murmu and lead the presidential survey during the
International Fleet review 2026. ==Gallery==