Coast Guard patrol vessel, two interceptor boats commissioned
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15th May, 2020
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- Defence Minister commissioned a ship and two interceptor boats of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Goa adding muscle to operations of the maritime security agency.
- the ship ‘Sachet’, the first in the series of five offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), has been designed and built indigenously by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) and is fitted with state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment, sensor and machinery.
- The 105 metre ship displaces approximately 2,350 tonnes and is propelled by two 9,100 KW diesel engines designed to attain a maximum speed of 26 knots, with an endurance of 6,000 nm.
- The ship is designed to carry a twin-engine helicopter and four high speed boats and one inflatable boat for swift boarding and search and rescue operations.
- It is also capable of carrying limited pollution response equipment to undertake oil spill pollution response at sea.
- The interceptor boats C-450 and C- 451 are indigenously designed and built by L&T Shipyard, Hazira (Gujarat) and is fitted with the latest navigation and Communication equipment.
- The ship and boats, on joining the ICG fleet, will be deployed extensively for EEZ (exclusive economic zone) surveillance, coastal security and other duties.
