Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussions

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CSL Delivers Six FPVs to
Coast Guard

KOCHI: Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on Friday delivered the sixth in the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) being built for the Indian Coast Guard. The protocol of delivery and acceptance was signed by Vinayakumar P, director (technical), on behalf of CSL and commanding officer (designate) of the vessel Cmdt (JG) Umed Singh of the Indian Coast Guard. Cmdt K Subramaniam, C&MD, CSL, DIG Vivek Vajpayee, principal director (Materials), Indian Coast Guard and DIG T P Sadanandan, CGRPS (Kochi), Capt RS Sundar, director (operations), CSL, Paul Ranjan, director (finance), CSL, were present on the occasion. The vessel is named 'CGS AGRIM' and will be operated by the Coast Guard station in Mumbai. Cochin Shipyard had signed the contract for the construction of the 20 FPVs for the Coast Guard. Like its sister ships, 'AGRIM' is a FPV capable of speed upto 33 knots and will be very effective in supporting the Coast Guard in its anti-smuggling, anti-piracy operations, fisheries protection and monitoring. Since speed of the vessel is crucial in coastal security operations, the superstructure of these ships is made of aluminium. A considerable amount of innovation in welding and fabrication techniques were undertaken by CSL to achieve a very high-quality product. The ship is propelled by water jets powered by three main engines, each of 2720 KW capacity and built to the dual classification requirements of ABS and IRS. Apart from the 20 FPVs for the Coast Guard, the CSL is also constructing the most prestigious warship of the country, the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, one Offshore Support Vessel for Norwegian owner and one Buoy Tender Vessel for Directorate of Light Houses and Light Ships.

CSL Delivers Six FPVs to Coast Guard - The New Indian Express

 

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CSL Delivers Six FPVs to Coast Guard | idrw.org

 

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Cochin Shipyard launches ninth Patrol vessel of Coast Guard

Cochin Shipyard launches ninth Patrol vessel of Coast Guard | Business Standard

 

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Coast Guard arrests 12
Sri Lankan fishermen

Twelve Sri Lankan fishermen were on Friday arrested by the Indian Coast Guard for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and fishing in Indian waters. Coast Guard ship ICGS Abheek spotted two Sri Lankan boats some 120 nautical miles east of Chennai and arrested the 12 fishermen aboard, a statement said. The boats, which had 750 kg of fish catch, were seized and the fishermen booked under Maritime Zones of India Act, 1981, it said, adding that they would be handed over to Tamil Nadu Police soon.
Coast Guard arrests 12 Sri Lankan fishermen - The Hindu

 

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Jaitley Commissions Two Coast Guard Ships

Jaitley Commissions Two Coast Guard Ships - The New Indian Express

 

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Jaitley Commissions Two Coast Guard Ships

Jaitley Commissions Two Coast Guard Ships - The New Indian Express

 

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Chindits: Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat Renders Assistance To Fishing Trawler

 

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Indian Coast Guard Helicopter rescues crew of MV Priyanka | Frontier India

 

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Goa Shipyard to launch 3 Coast Guard patrol vessels this year - The Hindu

 

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Coast guard gets three more interceptor boats

Coast guard gets three more interceptor boats - The Times of India

 

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Cochin Shipyard delivers fast petrol vessel for Coast Guard

Cochin Shipyard delivers fast petrol vessel for Coast Guard | Business Line

 

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International Maritime
Organistaion commends
Indian Coast Guard officer For bravery

Mumbai: A subordinate officer of the Indian coast guard, Uttam Adhikari Mahavir Singh has been commended by the International Maritime Organistaion for display of exceptional bravery at sea while assisting in the fire fighting operations onboard merchant vessel MOL Comfort, thus avoiding a pollution incident. Mahavir Singh also upheld the finest traditions of coast guard by evacuating an injured crew member from Shipping Corporation of India tug Urja which was towing MV Mol Comfort, further, without any regard to his personal well being the coast guard officer rescued two fellow crew members who were thrown into the sea by violent waves from the inflatable boat of ICGS Samudra Prahri which was engaged in the fire fighting operation. this is the first ever bravery commendation received by any Indian mariner from united nations subsidiary, IMO.

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In 17 June 13, merchant vessel MOl Comfort, whilst en-route from Singapore to Jeddah, was experiencing flooding onboard due to a crack in her hull. Subsequently the ship broke in two parts and both parts were reported to be adrift. ICG took over the operation in deep Arabian Sea at about 900 kms away from Indian coast. Several coast guard ships and aircraft were deployed for rescue mission, fire fighting and environment protection.

International Maritime Organistaion commends Indian Coast Guard officer For bravery | Frontier India

 

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Indian Coast Guard helicopter rescues stranded fire brigade personnel

Mumbai: An Indian Coast Guard helicopter was pressed into service to rescue stranded fire brigade personnel from top of the high rise building, Lotus Business Park, Andheri West, under fire. At about 1335 hrs on 18 July 2014, information was received by Coast Guard Regional Headquarters, Worli from BMC Disaster Management Cell regarding 10 – 15 firemen trapped in the high rise building. Coast guard helicopter from 842 Squadron (Coast Guard) took off at 02:18 PM in severe weather conditions. Arriving at the scene at 02:28 PM, the helicopter carried out thorough assessment of the situation. The extreme conditions of strong wind, rain coupled with fire/ smoke in vicinity made the rescue extremely difficult and dangerous. Braving all conditions, coast guard pilots started winching the trapped personnel. Manik Ogale, Fire Fighter, of Andheri Fire Station, was safely rescued and dropped to a nearby ground. The Coast Guard helicopter again returned for monitoring/rescue. With the fire having been brought under control and safe evacuation of the remaining personnel, Coast Guard helicopter returned to Naval Air Station. Indian Navy too had pressed a Seaking C helicopter into service which was launched at around 2:30 PM. The helicopter was not used as the fire was controlled by the fire fighters.
Indian Coast Guard helicopter rescues stranded fire brigade personnel | Frontier India

 

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Indian Coast Guard Rescues Chinese Nationals

Indian Coast Guard professionally undertook one more life saving operation by evacuating two Chinese nationals from a Singapore registered vessel MV Ocean Crown at high seas, off Mumbai. The 245 meters long vessel was on passage from Sikka/India to Port Sao Bastiao/ Brazil at about 2145 hrs on 18 July, 2014.
Chindits: Indian Coast Guard Rescues Chinese Nationals

 

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Coast Guard rescues 15 fishermen in Bay of Bengal - Firstpost

 

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GSL to deliver first OPV by October 15 - The Times of India

 

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http://www.sagarsandesh.com/news/co...ed-chinese-seamen-on-board-of-mt-ocean-crown/

 

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Japanese Coast Guard training Ship Kojima arrived at Kochi

http://www.sagarsandesh.com/news/japan-coast-guard-ship-visits-kochi/

 

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GSL to deliver first OPV by October 15 - The Times of India

The date is October 2015 and not 15th October 2014.

The headline is a bit confusing.

 

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The date is October 2015 and 15th October 2014.

The headline is a bit confusing.

Goa Shipyard Limited will shortly begin constructing the fifth of the new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the Indian Coastguard.

Speaking at the keel-laying ceremony at Vasco on Tuesday, RAdm (Retd) Shekhar Mital, NM, CMD ,GSL said that the shipyard was cruising through the ongoing construction of six state of the art patrol vessels for the Coast Guard. "We will launch three OPVs in succession from September to December this year. The first vessel will be ready for delivery as per schedule by October 15 and all six vessels will be delivered by Nov 17.