The Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Vaibhav and Fast Patrol Vessel ICGS Abhiraj made a port call at Malé, Maldives, on Monday night as part of their overseas deployment to the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The 4-member ICG delegation, led by Director General S. Paramesh, joined their SLCG counterparts led by Director General Rear Admiral Y.R. Serasinghe to address mutual maritime challenges and strengthen regional security efforts.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) convened the 26th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) meeting here today to assess and strengthen the country's preparedness for managing oil spill incidents in its maritime zones.
The aircraft wreckage has been located and the ICG has pressed four ships, and two aircraft for the search operation.
In a swift sea-air coordinated operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully intercepted and detained an Iranian fishing vessel off the Kerala coast, west of Beypore.
The US vessel, Bertholf, is a Legend-class maritime security cutter, equipped with advanced technology and weaponry, including helicopter landing pad, state-of-the-art sensors and communication equipment.
The contract is in line with the government's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' objective to boost the nation's indigenous shipbuilding capability.
The operations team of the ICG swung into action immediately and dispatched two air cushion vehicles (hovercrafts) from Haldia and Sagar island to provide assistance
The merchant ship MV Chem Pluto which was attacked by a drone on Saturday has started moving at a speed of around 11 nautical miles per hour and will be joined by Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS Vikram at around 10 p.m.
The Indian Coast Guard rescued 11 fishermen after a boat caught fire off the coast of Kakinada in Bay of Bengal on Friday.
