The keel laying ceremony of the Sister Boat of Indian Navy’s Sailing Vessel Mhadei was held at Aquarius Shipyard Pvt Ltd, Dival Island, Goa at the hands of Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, in the presence of Admiral RK Dhowan, Chief of Naval Staff and Vice Admiral (Retd) MP Avati this afternoon. The ceremony included a traditional ‘Puja’, breaking of coconut, garlanding of the stem of the boat and unveiling of a plaque.