Indian Coast Guard ship (ICGS) Vigraha decommissioned at Visakhapatnam

After 29 glorious years of service from 1990 to 2019, the Indian Coast Guard ship (ICGS) Vigraha has recently decommissioned at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on May 16. During the 29 years of service, the ship has participated in major coast guard operations involving search and rescue, anti-poaching, pollution response, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, repatriation ..

Topics: ICGS Veera • Indian Coast Guard • L&T-class fast interceptor craft • Patrol boat • Ships • SLNS Sayurala • Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel • Warships

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissions patrol vessel ‘Vijaya’

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned indigenously built patrol vessel ‘Vijaya’ in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is capable of carrying limited pollution response equipment to contain oil spill in sea. The 98-metre Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) was designed and built by Larsen & Toubro India at Kattupalli shipyard and is fitted with advanced navigation ..

Topics: Coast guards • Economy of Chennai • Economy of Tamil Nadu • ICGS Veera • Indian Coast Guard • Kattupalli Shipyard • Patrol boat • Patrol vessels • Ships • Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel