1. Easily among the saddest days in the history of the @indiannavy . The carrier Viraat, ``mother'' for generations of Naval officers and men has embarked on her final journey. This is the equivalent of `dead man walking.' She is on her way to the ship breakers. @RoyalNavy
2. In our country ... sadly ... there is no sense of maritime history strong enough to have preserved her as a museum ship. Viraat meets the same fate as India's first carrier, Vikrant. She will be broken up to pieces, her metal sold as scrap.
3. This glorious warship has defined Indian Naval aviation for decades. Armed with her Sea Harrier jump jets, she projected Indian Naval power out into the Indian Ocean in a way no other ship could.
4. Equally, a sad day for the @RoyalNavy . Viraat served as HMS Hermes, winning the British the Falkland Islands War. Her death at the hands of metal-cutters is tragic.
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