New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard busted an international oil smuggling racket on 06 Feb 26 through an intricate sea-air network centred operation.The vessels involved devised a method to smuggle large volumes of cheap oil and oil based cargo from confli...
Indian Navy personnel in Indonesia (Photo: Indian Navy)New Delhi: In a significant boost to maritime engagement with Indonesia -- an Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) member and in furtherance of the vision of Mahasagar, the Indian Navy’s Fir...
Indian Coast Guard commissioned Akshar (Photo: ICG)New Delhi: 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.The 51-metre-long vess...
MV Wan Hai catches fire (Photo: Indian Coast Guard)New Delhi: 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. Of the 22 crew onboard the MV Wan...
Commandant Rakesh Kumar Rana.New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard has concluded a prolonged search operation with the recovery of Commandant Rakesh Kumar Rana’s remains. The discovery was made on Thursday, more than a month after a disastrous...
Captain Anshul Kishore (L), commanding officer of Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron, being welcomed by an Islamic Republic of Iran Navy captain in Bandar Abbas. (Photo: Embassy of India in Iran) New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s First...
An Indian Coast Guard ALH. (File photo for representation.) New Delhi: An Indian Coast Guard advanced light helicopter (ALH) crashed into the Arabian Sea late during an emergency evacuation mission, on Tuesday night. The helicopter, which was at...
The Indian Army plans to replace its ageing T-72 tanks with FRCVs. (File photo)New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, approved 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to ₹1.45 lakh crore f...
Rakesh Pal. (File Photo)New Delhi: Rakesh Pal, who was leading the Indian Coast Guard as its 25th director general, died of a heart attack in Chennai on Sunday. He was 58. Pal was earlier admitted to Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital...
The injured Filipino sailor showing his injured thumb before being taken to Port Blair’s GB Pant Hospital. (Photo: Indian Coast Guard) New Delhi: In a swift and coordinated operation, the Indian Coast Guard successfully evacuated a seriously in...