<p>"We have sent a proposal to the Defence Ministry to send three warships including two destroyers and the INS Jalashwa to Libya to bring back around 18,000 Indians stuck there," Navy sources said here.</p>.<p>"The final decision on sending the warships on the 7,000 miles voyage to Tripoli would be taken at the highest-level by the Defence Ministry in consultation with the External Affairs Ministry (EAM)," they added.<br /><br />If the ships are ordered to move towards Libya, it will take them at least 10 days to reach their destination.<br /><br />The Defence Ministry had yesterday recieved a request from the EAM to see if it could help in bringing back Indian citizens from there.<br /><br />Officials said there were a number of issues including facilitating the entry of Indian vessels into Libyan harbour were also being considered by the Government.<br /><br />The Jalshwa is the largest available ship with the Indian Navy, which can be used for carrying out humanitarian efforts of this kind.<br /><br />The warship is usually deployed in Vishakapatanam under the Eastern naval Command but was deployed in Mumbai on the western seaboard for taking part in the TROPEX exercises.<br /><br />The EAM has already hired a ship named Scotia Prince with capacity of carrying 1,200 passengers to do the task.</p>
<p>"We have sent a proposal to the Defence Ministry to send three warships including two destroyers and the INS Jalashwa to Libya to bring back around 18,000 Indians stuck there," Navy sources said here.</p>.<p>"The final decision on sending the warships on the 7,000 miles voyage to Tripoli would be taken at the highest-level by the Defence Ministry in consultation with the External Affairs Ministry (EAM)," they added.<br /><br />If the ships are ordered to move towards Libya, it will take them at least 10 days to reach their destination.<br /><br />The Defence Ministry had yesterday recieved a request from the EAM to see if it could help in bringing back Indian citizens from there.<br /><br />Officials said there were a number of issues including facilitating the entry of Indian vessels into Libyan harbour were also being considered by the Government.<br /><br />The Jalshwa is the largest available ship with the Indian Navy, which can be used for carrying out humanitarian efforts of this kind.<br /><br />The warship is usually deployed in Vishakapatanam under the Eastern naval Command but was deployed in Mumbai on the western seaboard for taking part in the TROPEX exercises.<br /><br />The EAM has already hired a ship named Scotia Prince with capacity of carrying 1,200 passengers to do the task.</p>