More than a month after an Indian Coast Guard helicopter crashed in the Arabian Sea during a rescue operation, the mortal remains of Commandant Rakesh Kumar Rana were located on Thursday, approximately 55 km southwest of Porbandar.
A meeting of the DAC, under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, took place on July 29, in which various capital acquisition proposals were considered.
Four people were killed and three others went missing in a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains in the Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka, a senior officer said.
An Iranian boat has been taken into custody by the Coast Guard in the Kerala’s Koyilandi offshore.
The SRCG will enhance the capability of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard to accurately engage small targets that pose a threat to ships in an asymmetric environment, both by day and night, the Ministry of Defence said.
The US Coast Guard has said that remaining debris and presumed human remains from the Titan submersible which imploded on an ill-fated trip to the Titanic in June this year
The coast guard has organised interactive sessions with the marine fishermen communities to sensitize them on the pros and cons of legal embargo on fishing during ridleys’ nesting season.
At present, there are four such ALHs based at Bhubaneswar while out of the five Dornier aircraft, three are based at Kolkata airport. An ICG official said that the commissioning of the ALH squadron will be a force multiplier to address the multi-faceted maritime challenges in West Bengal and Odisha.
All CG establishments and ships have been directed to maintain the highest state of preparedness to meet any contingency. The ICG statement stated that for any emergency/ assistance at sea, one needs to call Coast Guard SAR agency at toll-free number 1554.
The wind speed will gradually increase thereafter, reaching 90 to 100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph in the afternoon of May 26. It will increase to 155 to 165 kmph when it crosses the coast on May 26 evening, it added.
