The Defence Ministry on December 20 signed a ₹1,614.89 crore contract with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai for procurement of six next-generation Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. “Out of the six vessels being procured, four would replace the existing ageing OPVs and the other two would augment the ICG fleet,” the Ministry said in a statement. These …
The Tamil Nadu government’s 20-member State of Oil Spill Crisis Management Group, which met on December 11 to discuss the remediation of oil spill in the Ennore-Manali region, said the oil spill had adversely impacted the livelihoods of the fishing community and had directed the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited to undertake mitigation efforts on a war footing. The SOS-CMG, headed …
In a bid to strengthen the Coast Guard Region North West, an advanced light helicopter MK III squadron was commissioned by the director general of the Indian Coast Guard at the ICG Air Enclave in Gujarat's Porbandar on Tuesday. Advanced Light Helicopter MK III squadron was commissioned by DG-ICG VS Pathania. ALH MK III helicopters have been indigenously manufactured by …
Indian Coast Guard’s fifth offshore patrol vessel ‘Saksham’ was commissioned in Goa by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Wednesday, an official statement said. "The 105-meter offshore patrol vessel has been designed and built indigenously by Goa Shipyard Limited and is fitted with advanced technology, navigation and communication equipment, sensors, and machinery. "The ship has been equipped with an Integrated Bridge …
