# Navy officer Shivam Kumar gets Shaurya Chakra for Gulf rescue 2026-08-15T08:45:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Lieutenant Commander Shivam Kumar of the Indian Navy has received the Shaurya Chakra for leading a dangerous rescue and recovery operation aboard the damaged LPG tanker MV Falcon in the Gulf of Aden on October 18, 2025, Siasat.com reports. The tanker caught fire after an explosion about 113 nautical miles southeast of Aden while sailing from Oman to Djibouti. Kumar, the NBCD Officer aboard INS Trikand, repeatedly entered the tanker despite LPG leaks, toxic fumes, damaged structures and the risk of a secondary explosion. He led searches for two missing Indian crew members and helped recover their remains. The Shaurya Chakra recognises exceptional bravery outside direct combat. ## Coverage - siasat.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Gulf of Aden, Indian Navy, INS Trikand, Shaurya Chakra, Shivam Kumar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/navy-officer-shivam-kumar-gets-shaurya-chakra-for-gulf-rescue/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/navy-officer-shivam-kumar-gets-shaurya-chakra-for-gulf-rescue/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/