Indian Cost Guard rescued a chopper operating for ONGC on June 28, 2022 in Mumbai high area. The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre-MRCC, under ICG received a distress alert and it was promptly traced back to a Pawan Hans Helicopter employed for ONGC in Mumbai High.
The indigenously built Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak’ was commissioned and dedicated to the nation on October 28, 2021, at Goa by the Director-General of Indian Coast Guard K Natarajan.
A coastal sailing vessel, on its way from Thoothukudi to the Maldives, submerged off the Kanniyakumari coast due to inclement weather. The incident took place Wednesday.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) seized ‘Allah Pawakal,’ a Pakistani boat, with 12 crew members on board on Tuesday. The boat was taken to Okha by local and marine police and the central IB for interrogation.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pointed out the government policies to help the domestic shipbuilding industry to become world-class and further said that the country has great potential in becoming an indigenous shipbuilding hub.
Indian Coast Guard rescued a Filipino crew member abroad bulk carrier vessel MV Christina J. The person, identified as Ervie Ferraren Dagpin, was ill since Monday night.
India has commissioned a brand new coast guard ship to enhance security and safety along the coasts. Vajra is the sixth offshore patrol vessel commissioned by the coast guard for coastal security.
4 seafarers were caught in a fire in an offshore ship near Mumbai and 3 of them have died a brutal death in the process.
The Indian Coast Guard and L&T launched a 98-m Offshore Patrol vessel ‘Vigraha’ at a private shipyard in Kattupalli, north of Chennai.