The Dakshina Kannada district administration has earmarked land to build a hover port to base hovercraft of the Indian Coast Guard at New Mangalore. The Deputy Commissioner of the district has been proactive in facilitating various formalities to hand over the land to the Coast Guard. It is now awaiting the approval from the Ministry of Defence.
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Cochin Shipyard commissions fast patrol vessel
Cochin Shipyard-built Aadesh vessel, the first of the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard, was commissioned in Kochi last week. Two ships of the class have been delivered to the Coast Guard and the third would also be delivered by the end of the month, the Cochin Shipyard said.
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Coast Guard takes foreign vessel into custody
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has on October 11 taken into custody a Sierra Leone's vessel with a 10-member crew and brought it to Tuticorin port for investigation. Eight among the 10-member crew are Indians. Sierra Leone is a west African country.
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Hindustan Shipyard delivers 3 vessels
During the current financial year, the Hindusthan Shipyard (HSL) has delivered 3 vessels and is striving to improve its performance further. The HSL had delivered one 50-t bollard pull tug to the Visakhapatnam port trust, one IPV (ICGS Rani Avantibai) to the Indian Coast Guard and one 53,000 DWT bulker to Goodearth Maritime Limited (GML), said NK Mishra, Chairman & Managing Director of HSL after reviewing the performance of the HSL after hoisting the National Flag on the occasion of the Independ
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APM Terminals to give berthing facility to Coast Guards
APM Terminals and Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company would provide its berthing facility at Pipavav port to the Indian Coast Guard for anchoring its ships. Until the Indian Coast Guard sets up its own jetty and other infrastructure to help its ships drop anchor at Pipavav, it would use the facility of APM Terminals, reports indica
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CSL making 20 vessels for ICG
Cochin Shipyard (CSL) is making a series of 20 fast patrol vessel (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). ICG awarded the contract to CSL in 2010 and the delivery of the last vessel is slated for 2017. CSL recently launched the second FPV - Abheek - for the guard. The vessels have a designed speed of 33 knots. The vessels are useful for fisheries protection and monitoring, cost
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ICG to get fast patrol vessel
In order to boost coastal security for Indian ships, the Indian Coast Guard would receive the first fast patrol vessel (FPV) soon. Cochin Shipyard has launched the vessel, named Aadesh. MP Muralidharan, Director General, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was present at the launch ceremony. K Subramaniam, Chairman and Managing Director, senio