INS Viraat, the world's longest-serving warship that was decommissioned by the Indian Navy three years ago, beached at the Alang coast in Gujarat on Monday. This is the second aircraft carrier which was broken in India in the past six years. In 2014, INS Vikrant, which played a role in the historic 1971 war with Pakistan was broken down in Mumbai. In July 2019, the Modi government announced the decision to scrap INS Viraat in the Parliament.