Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan. (Photo: Indian Navy) New Delhi: The government has appointed Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan as the next flag officer commanding in chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command, headquartered in Mumbai. VAdm Vatsayan,...
Indian Coast Guard Ship Achal at Goa Shipyard Limited (Photo: ICG)Goa: The Indian Coast Guard commissioned its newest fast patrol vessel, ICGS Achal, at Goa Shipyard Limited on May 9, in a ceremony that underscored both the service’s push ...
Dornier 228 aircraft for Indian Coast Guard (Photo: HAL)New Delhi: In a significant move to enhance maritime domain awareness and strengthen aerial patrol capabilities along India’s coastline, the Ministry of Defence has signed a ₹2,312 c...
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...