Coast Guard
Coast Guard expands patrol fleet with advanced indigenous vessels
The vessels, named Ajit and Aparajit, are the seventh and eighth in a series of eight fast patrol vessels being built by Goa Shipyard Limited.
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GSL-built fast patrol vessel Akshar Commissioned into Indian Coast Guard
Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Akshar, the second in a series of eight Adamya-class Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), was commissioned at Karaikal, Puducherry on October 4.
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MV Wan Hai catches fire off Kerala coast; rescue operation underway
A major fire onboard Singapore-flagged merchant vessel Wan Hai broke out after an internal explosion reported off the coast of Kerala in Kerala on Monday.
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ICG recovers body of commandant missing in September chopper crash
Commandant Rakesh Kumar Rana was piloting an advanced light helicopter when it crashed into the Arabian Sea at around 11.15pm on September 2.
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ICG chopper crashes in Arabian Sea off Gujarat, two bodies recovered
One crew member was successfully rescued from the crash site on Tuesday. However, the bodies of two other crew members, including one of the pilots, were recovered on Wednesday.
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Rakesh Pal, DG Coast Guard, dies of heart attack in Chennai
Rakesh Pal, who was leading the Indian Coast Guard as its 25th director general, died of a heart attack in Chennai. He was 58.
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ICG evacuates injured Philippine sailor from ship near Andamans
The Indian Coast Guard successfully evacuated a seriously injured Filipino crew member from a Marshall Island-flagged vessel.
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Foreign officers, sailors arrive for Coast Guard’s specialized training
Fifty-two officers and sailors from friendly foreign countries have arrived in India for specialized maritime training being conducted by the Indian Coast Guard.
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‘Sea Defenders’: Indian, US coast guards successfully end joint drills
The Indian Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard wrapped up their comprehensive maritime security exercise, “Sea Defenders – 2024”, in Port Blair.
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‘If you don’t, we will’: SC to ICG on women’s permanent commission
In a major move, the Supreme Court has issued an ultimatum to the Centre, and strongly batted for granting of permanent commission to women officers in the Indian Coast Guard.
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