PTI New Delhi/Panaji
The Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel ‘Samudra Pratap’ will be commissioned into the ICG by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 5, officials said on Sunday.
The vessel will be commissioned into the ICG at Goa Shipyard Limited in Vasco. Singh arrived in Goa on Sunday evening for his two-day visit to the state. He was accorded a warm welcome by Minister for Protocol Mauvin Godinho, who received him on his arrival at INS Hansa, Dabolim.
The 114.5-metre vessel has over 60% of indigenous content. The 4,200-tonne vessel boasts of a speed of more than 22 knots and an endurance of 6,000 nautical miles, officials said.
The vessel will serve as a critical platform for enforcing marine pollution control regulations, maritime law enforcement, search and rescue operations and safeguarding India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
The vessel was formally delivered in December to the Coast Guard at Goa Shipyard Limited.
“@IndiaCoastGuard Ship Samudra Pratap, the first of two Pollution Control Vessels, will be commissioned by Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at @goashipyardltd, #Goa on 05 Jan 26,” the ICG said in a post on X.
It also shared a small video clip on the vessel, billed as the largest and the most advanced PCV of the ICG.
“The vessel is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including a 30mm CRN-91 gun, two 12.7mm stabilised remote-controlled guns with integrated fire control systems, an indigenously developed Integrated Bridge System, Integrated Platform Management System, Automated Power Management System, shaft generator, Sea boat davit, PR boat with davit, and a high-capacity external firefighting system,” the Coast Guard said.
Commissioning of the vessel will strengthen India’s maritime pollution response capabilities and reinforce the nation’s commitment to self-reliance in defence manufacturing, the officials said.
