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India, Japan undertake Disaster Control Exercise
The coast guards of India and Japan undertook disaster control, search and rescue exercises off the coast of Yokohama in Japan. India had hosted the Japanese ships for the exercise last year and this time Japan is hosting the exercise. ICGS Shaunak is the main Indian ship taking part in the drills. ICGS Shaunak is an Offshore Patrol Vessel of Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Coast guards • Disaster Management • ICGS Shaunak • India • Indian Coast Guard • Japan
Indian Navy conducts massive coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-2019’ to check 26/11-style attacks
The Indian Navy, in coordination with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and other stakeholders, conducted the massive coastal defence exercise codenamed ‘SEA VIGIL-2019’off the Indian coast on January 22-23, 2019. The exercise, a first of its kind, covered the entire 7516.6 km coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India and involves all the 13 coastal ..
Topics: Coast guard • Indian Coast Guard • Indian Navy
Coast Guard deploys hovercrafts for enhanced security in Sir Creek
Indian Coast Guards has deployed two new hovercrafts to enhance its surveillance capabilities and to protect against any filtration bids from the Pakistan Side. The two hovercrafts would operate from the Jakhau facility in Gujrat. The two new hovercrafts together with three interceptor vessels will be responsible for the round the clock surveillance in the contentious ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Hovercraft • Indian Coast Guard • Pakistan • Sir Creek
Clean Sea-2018: Indian Coast Guard conducts Exercise at sea off Port Blair
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has conducted Regional Level Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled ‘Clean Sea– 2018’ at sea off Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar (A&B) Islands. The objective of exercise was to ascertain preparedness of IGC, resource agencies and other stakeholders in responding to major oil spill in line with provisions of National Oil ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Clean Sea 2018 • Defence • Indian Coast Guard • National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan • Port Blair
Indian Coast Guard conducts ‘Ex Clean Sea-2018’ at sea off Port Blair
The Indian Coast Guard has conducted the Regional Level Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise titled ‘Clean Sea – 2018’ at sea off Port Blair on December 6. Coast Guard ships Viswasth, Vijith, Rajveer, Rajshri, 4 interceptor boats and its air assets Dornier and Chetak helicopters participated in the exercise.The preparedness of all agencies during the ..
Topics: Andaman • Asia • Geography of Asia • Indian Coast Guard • Maritime Southeast Asia • Nicobar Islands • Southeast Asia