ICGS Vigraha – an Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel. (Indian Coast Guard photo for representation.) New Delhi: The defence ministry signed a contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) for the acquisition of 14 fast patro...
Rakesh Pal. (Photo: Indian Coast Guard)New Delhi: Rakesh Pal has been appointed the 25th director general of the Indian Coast Guard. He is an alumnus of the Indian Naval Academy and joined Indian Coast Guard in January 1989.He has undergone professio...
Exercise Sea Vigil commenced todayNew Delhi: The third edition of the ‘Pan-India’ Coastal Defence Exercise ‘Sea Vigil-22’ will be conducted on November 15-16.This National Level Coastal Defence Exercise was conceptualised in 2...
Lakshadweep: On a routine surveillance sortie at Kavaratti island, a Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) of the Indian Navy based at Kavaratti under Naval Officer In Charge (NOIC) Lakshadweep, undertook a rescue operation and saved local civilians who were ...
Visakhapatnam: Three indigenously built advanced light helicopters (ALH) MK III were inducted into the Indian Navy on Monday.The induction ceremony of 322 Dega Flight was held in the presence of Vice-Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Comman...
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard Ship Kanaklata Barua was commissioned at Kolkata on Wednesday.Additional Secretary in the defence ministry Jiwesh Nandan commissioned the ICG ship through video conferencing in the presence of ICG DG K Natarajan, GRSE CM...
Chennai: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship C-449 was commissioned on Thursday by chief secretary K Shanmugam in Chennai, which would further strengthen the maritime and coastal security of Tamil Nadu.The ship is the 49th in the series of 54 ships bei...
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday launched its fourth in the series of five offshore patrol vessels (OPV), re-christened as ICG Ship “Sarthak” in an impressive ceremony at Goa Shipyard Limited.The ship was launched by V...
New Delhi: Stating that India is an emerging maritime power, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said its prosperity is also very dependent on the sea. Spelling out Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision ‘SAGAR’ (Security ...
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard on Sunday rescued 19 fishermen and escorted more than 2100 fishing boats to safety at various ports in the West Coast off Arabian Sea in the wake of Cyclone “Kyarr”. ICG has been issuing weather warning...