Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussions

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Coastal Static Sensors Put on Trial in Paradip

A chain of static sensors, first of its kind in the State, is being installed in Paradip on trial basis to bolster coastal surveillance and security under the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).

The chain of sensors is expected to become fully operational by March, 2014. Prior to this, the Coast Guard had operated the sensors on trial basis at the local light house. This sensors are being set up as part of the ongoing efforts of the Coast Guard to strengthen coastal security along the country's coastline.

Commandant, ICG, Paradip, SNM Pattnaik said, "The static sensor will be commissioned in March, 2014 at Paradip and Gopalpur in Odisha. It would help augment patrolling along the east coast, keep track of vessels and boats in Indian Coast and prevent infiltration, smuggling and other illegal activities."

The chain of static sensors would ensure near gap-free electronic surveillance of the entire Indian coastline up to 25 nautical miles from the coast, he added. Pattnaik further informed that high end surveillance gadgets such as frequency diversity radar, electro-optic sensor, VHF sets, global positioning system and metrological equipment have been installed at the light house. It will monitor the movement of vessels and boats of fishermen by taking their video within 25 nautical miles off the coast. Though another static sensor would be set up at Gopalpur, it would operate under Paradip.

Data generated by the sensors at Gopalpur will come to the ICG headquarter, Paradip which will serve as main operating centre. The data will also be interfaced with the Vessel Traffic Management Systems of the major ports and the fishing vessel monitoring system.

Post 26/11 Mumbai attack, a complete surveillance mechanism along the east coast was urgently needed. The static sensors were planned to monitor the high sensitive traffic density areas along the coast of India. The coastal surveillance network will provide an integrated picture of all the vessels traversing along the coast. As part of this project, a chain of radar stations along the coastline of Odisha will be installed by the Ministry of Defence.

Meanwhile, Paradip port has provided berthing facilities for Coast Guard inshore patrol vessels (IPVs), small ships and interceptor boats. The surveillance equipment apart from improving safety and security would also help in enhancing the efficiency of search and rescue operations of the Coast Guard.

Coastal Static Sensors Put on Trial in Paradip - The New Indian Express

 

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Coast Guard commissions C-404 ship at Vizhinjam

Thiruivananthapuram: Indian Coast Guard on Friday commissioned a C-404 ship capable of operating in close and shallow waters at Vizhinjam harbour near here.

EK Bharat Bhushan, Chief Secretary of Kerala, who launched the ship, lauded the diverse services of Coast Guard such as search and rescue, helping mariners and fisherfolk in distress, medical evacuation and marine environment protection.



It was also important that Coast Guard personnel often carried out their tasks braving braving bad seas, heavy winds and rains, he said.

The induction of interceptor boat C-404 will enhance the capability of the Coast Guard to respond to emergencies in Coastal Security, Search and Rescue and enforcement of maritime laws off Kerala coast.

The C-404 is the fourth in its series of Interceptor Boats (IB) built by L&T Ship Yard Ltd, Surat with 28.3 Metres length and 96 ton displacement. The vessel is commanded by Deputy Commandant TN Ngamelin and has 11 crew members.

The water jet propelled vessel has an endurance of 500 Nautical Miles at a speed of 25 knots and is capable of touching maximum speed upto 45 knots. It is fitted with state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment and medium range armament.

It is designed for close coast and shallow water operations and will be based at Beypore after commissioning.

Inspector General SPS Basra, Commander Coast Guard Region (West), said the Coast Guard has been able to achieve a steadfast growth by adding more surface and air assets to its fleet for countering various maritime threats.

Coast Guard commissions C-404 ship at Vizhinjam

 

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In-shore patrol vessel commissioned into Coast Guard

Chennai: An in-shore patrol vessel 'ICGS Rajdhwaj' was on Wednesday commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard by Shipping Minister GK Vasan here.

The 50-metre in-shore patrol vessel is also the last in the series of eight IPVs designed and built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders Engineers, Kolkata.

Equipped with sophisticated navigational and communication sensors and equipment, the vessel would be propelled to a maximum speed of 31.5 knots by three MTU 4000 series diesel engines of 2,720 KW capacity at 2100 RPM each, coupled with three 7152 rolls Royce Kamewa Jets, a Defence release said.



At economical speed of 14 knots, it has an endurance of 1500 nautical miles, the release said, adding, an integrated bridge system, integrated machinery control system and an indigenously built 30 MM gun mount with fire control system were also fitted in the vessel.

Coast Guard Director General Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, Inspector General Satya Prakash Sharma, Commander, Coast Guard Region (East) were also present during the commissioning.

In-shore patrol vessel commissioned into Coast Guard

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This completes the 8 IPVs of Rajshree class from GRSE Kolkata.

 

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Coast Guard sails toward new Academy

The Indian Coast Guard Academy in Kannur will start functioning by 2016, according to Indian Coast Guard Director General Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal.

He said that the land acquisition for the academy is over and a detailed project report is being prepared.

This academy will have the capacity to train 300 Coast Guard officers and 800 sailors at a time besides cadets from friendly foreign countries. This would be the first such academy as the Coast Guard does not have any institution of their own and their sailors are being trained by the Indian Navy.

Thapliyal was here to inaugurate the new administrative building at Coast Guard air station, which is a aviation unit of coast guard for the eastern sea board and an integral component of the coastal security matrix.

The earlier 65-degree limit to the high-risk area was 600 nautical miles off the Mangalore coast. But the revised piracy-prone high risk zone extends right up to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu.

Thappliyal said the government is in talks with Indian Maritime Organisation and other agencies as it feels the continued extension of high risk areas close to Indian coast is a threat to the safety of fishermen.

He said that India is seeking the high risk zone, which is perceived to be prone to piracy, to be reverted back to 65 degree longtitude to Lakswadeep from the current 78 degree longtitude classification.

"This has resulted in ships touching the Indian coast posing a threat to fishermen. For the last two to two and a half years there had been no incidents of piracy. The high risk zone should be reverted back to 65 degree longtitude," Thapliyal said.

He also said that the trial of maritime surveillance system, which is a part of the coastal security scheme, on 200 boats of Gujarat fishermen, is expected to take place by October next year.

Coast Guard sails toward new Academy - The New Indian Express

 

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Aadesh Inducted by Coast Guard

The Indian Coast Guard on Friday commissioned the first of a series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited.

ICGS Aadesh was commissioned by Vice-Admiral Satish Soni, Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command, at the yard.

After the commissioning, Vice-Admiral Satish Soni pointed out the need for having synergy among various stakeholders of coastal security to ensure that events like the Mumbai attack never ever repeat.

Terming Coast Guard one of the most internationally-acclaimed organisations, the Admiral dwelt on the wide range of maritime activities that the force has undertaken. After the Mumbai attack, coastal security efforts have been strengthened.

The renewed AIS (Automated Identification System) chain and coastal radar network would give a fillip to the coastal security efforts, he pointed out.

Commodore K Subramaniam, Chairman and Managing Director of Cochin Shipyard, referred to orders from the Indian Coast Guard.

He pointed out that the ship-building industry is going through difficult times.

He also explained how the yard overcame challenges during the building process.

Two ships of the class have been delivered to the Coast Guard and the third would also be delivered by the month-end, he added.

Commander Coast Guard Region West Inspector-General S P S Basra said the vessel would be stationed at Tuticorin and will add to patrolling along the coast of Tamil Nadu.

DIG T P Sadanandan CGRPS (K) and DIG Chandran, COM DIS(IV), were also present.

The ship commanded by Commandant S R Nagendran will be based at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu and have a complement of five officers and 34 men.

ICGS Aadesh was delivered on September 25. The second Fast Patrol Vessel was delivered on October 30 and the third vessel, which is currently undergoing trials, is expected to be ready for delivery soon.

Aadesh Inducted by Coast Guard - The New Indian Express

 

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ICGS AADESH

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Coast Guard Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Aadesh commissioned

 

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ICGS Abheek commissioned

Chennai: The Indian Coast Guard Ship Abheek, the second in the series of twenty fast patrol vessels (fpvs), designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, was commissioned on 31 Dec 13 at Kochi by AK Antony, the defence ministr, in the presence of Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, AVSM, Director General Indian Coast Guard, Inspector General SPS Basra, YSM, PTM, TM, Commander Coast Guard Region (west), and other senior dignitaries of the central and state govt. The 50 meter indigenous fpv displaces 290 tonnes and can achieve a maximum speed of 33 knots with an endurance of 1500 nautical miles at economical speed of 13 knots, equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry and advanced communication and navigational equipment. She makes an ideal platform for undertaking multifarious close- coast missions such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue and medical evacuation. The special features of the ship include an integrated bridge management system (IBMS), integrated machinery control system (IMCS) and an integrated gun mount with indigenous fire control system (FCS). The ship has been named ICGS Abheek, literally meaning "fearless", and will be based at Chennai under the administrative and operational control of the commander, Coast Guard Region (east). The ship is commanded by Commandant Manish Kumar Negi and has complement of 05 officers and 34 other ranks.


ICGS Abheek commissioned

 

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Two Air Cushion Vessels of Coast Guard commissioned

Two Air Cushion Vessels (ACVs) of the Indian Coast Guard, used for surveillance, search and rescue operations, were today commissioned by the Governor of Maharashtra.

"The 21 meters long ACV with 31 tons displacement can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots and is capable of undertaking multi-farious tasks such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue and rendering assistance to small boats/craft in distress at sea," a release issued by the Coast Guard said.

Both the ACVs will be based in Mumbai under the administrative and operational control of the western region commander of Coast Guard.

The sixth and eighth of the series of ACVs were designed and built by M/s Griffon Hoverworks Limited (GHL), UK, the release added.

Two Air Cushion Vessels of Coast Guard commissioned | Business Standard

 

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Pipavav Defence is lowest bidder for Indian Coast Guard order

Mumbai: Ship maker Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd on Monday said the company had been declared the lowest bidder by the Indian Coast Guard for construction of one training ship worth Rs.221 crore. Last year, the company had emerged as the lowest bidder for the design and construction of 14 fast patrol vessels worth Rs.920 crore.

The training ship is intended to provide basic sea training to all Coast Guard (ministry of defence) personnel and is a one of its kind having integral helicopter, capable of operations in all maritime zones of India. Pipavav Defence said in a filing to BSE that the latest order to build a training ship is under the "buy Indian category" of ministry of defence and was awarded on a competitive basis.

Securing contracts to build warships has emerged as an option for local shipyards seeking to navigate through the global downturn in the industry. The navy and the Indian coast guard have lined up projects worth at least Rs.50,000 crore in the next 10-15 years to patrol the country's coastline that stretches over 7,400km, according to the defence ministry. The government is also focusing on enhancing local defence production with private participation.

ABG Shipyard Ltd, India's largest shipbuilder outside state control, and Bharati Shipyard Ltd are among the other Indian companies that have already entered into the race for securing defence contracts.

In November, Mint had reported that Pipavav Defence is in talks with a European company to raise $100-150 million by selling a minority stake, and if the deal fructifies, Pipavav Defence may drop its plan to list the company on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Pipavav Defence is lowest bidder for Indian Coast Guard order - Livemint

 

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Coast Guard vessel Abhinav commissioned

Coast Guard vessel Abhinav commissioned - The Times of India

 

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Keel laid at Goa Shipyard Ltd for Coast Guard's 4th offshore patrol vessels

PANAJI: The keel-laying ceremony of the fourth of the new class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), indigenously designed in-house and being built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard, was held at GSL on Thursday. RAdm B S Parhar, NM flag officer Goa naval area and naval aviation, did the honours in the presence of GSL's chairman and managing director RAdm (Retd) Vineet Bakhshi. DIG M V Baadkar - TM COMDIS (Goa), DIG R H Nandodkar - TM, CGRPS (Goa), and senior officials of the Coast guard and GSL were among those present on the occasion.

It may be recalled that the contract for the construction of six OPVs for the Indian Coast Guard was signed on May 9, 2012. The first keel-laying ceremony to mark the commencement of the construction of the new class OPVs for the Indian Coast Guard was held at GSL on September 28, 2012, while the keel-laying ceremony for the second and third such vessels were held last year on January 28 and October 11, respectively.

Keel laid at Goa Shipyard Ltd for Coast Guard's 4th offshore patrol vessels - Times Of India

 

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MHA plans to profile, track all vessels using RFID tags - The New Indian Express

As part of the efforts to further beef up the country's coastal security, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is working on a plan to carry out a 360 degree profiling of the vessels plying the Indian waters.

It envisages a process wherein the data regarding the identification and background info on the owners and the workers are stored in a smart chip fitted on the boats, which the MHA officials believe can successfully plug a security breach.

In the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the ministry had come up with a proposal to have a three-tier security ring along the coastline, with the help of the Marine Police, the Coast Guard and the Navy.

The security profiling will cover two categories of boats -- which measure over 20m in length and the smaller ones. Ministry officials appearing before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs said the smaller boats would have colour-coding and a Radio Frequency Identification (RF-ID) tags,which will be attached to it.

The RF-ID tag will help in tracking the movement of the boat, while a hi-tech chip will have information regarding the people and cargo on board. "We have set up a pilot project. It is being run in two places - one is Porbandar in Gujarat and in Odisha. We are firming up the technologies for that, whether it is the vessel identification technology or whatever. There are two technologies which the Navy and the Coast Guard are working on," Secretary, Border management told the panel.

Rf-Id tags on boats like high security number plates for cars sounds like a good idea. A low flying plane with appropriate sensors can scan the tags of all the boats in a sector in one sortie.

 

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What features will this system have that AIS does not?

Live Ships Map - AIS - Vessel Traffic and Positions - AIS Marine Traffic

 

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Coast Guard Sea Hunter Aircraft Bid to Kick Off


SP's Aviation - SP’s Exculsive

 

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Coast Guard Sea Hunter Aircraft Bid to Kick Off


SP's Aviation - SP�s Exculsive

Pretty good that this is a pretty indigenous effort. Hopefully CABS can fit, integrate and test quickly.


They seem to be following a similar model to the CABS-AWACS (EMB-145) model.

 

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Hello everyone on the Forum, I am a new member and this is my first post. I came across the story in the link below about Kenya forming a new coast guard and that they having an offshore patrol vessel under construction in India, and was hoping someone could please provide me with information on the ship?

Kenya plans to form marine guard | In2EastAfrica â€" East African news, Headlines, Business, Tourism, Sports, Health, Entertainment, Education

 

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Hello everyone on the Forum, I am a new member and this is my first post. I came across the story in the link below about Kenya forming a new coast guard and that they having an offshore patrol vessel under construction in India, and was hoping someone could please provide me with information on the ship?

Kenya plans to form marine guard | In2EastAfrica â€" East African news, Headlines, Business, Tourism, Sports, Health, Entertainment, Education

Here is the link:

Standard Digital News - Kenya plans to form marine guard

Present Kenya Navy ships:

Kenya Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[bandit6]

Thanks Ewald, I meant if anyone knows of the type of vessel/class or what's its Indian name

 

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Hello everyone on the Forum, I am a new member and this is my first post. I came across the story in the link below about Kenya forming a new coast guard and that they having an offshore patrol vessel under construction in India, and was hoping someone could please provide me with information on the ship?

Kenya plans to form marine guard | In2EastAfrica â€" East African news, Headlines, Business, Tourism, Sports, Health, Entertainment, Education

Hi, Bandit6 ! Welcome to this forum.

I did try googling about the type of OPV for Kenyan Coastguard. But, there is not much information.

If the OPV is under construction, Goa Shipyard OPV or GRSE OPV might be the ship or also it might be PIPAVAV OPV.

 

[bandit6]

Hi, Bandit6 ! Welcome to this forum.

I did try googling about the type of OPV for Kenyan Coastguard. But, there is not much information.

If the OPV is under construction, Goa Shipyard OPV or GRSE OPV might be the ship or also it might be PIPAVAV OPV.

Thank you Ladder