The Gujarat Maritime Board has officially announced the 'Gujarat Inland Vessels Rules, 2024' to enhance safety in boating activities across the state, said a statement from Gujarat CMO.
The steel cutting ceremony for the second boat of the Indian Navy's Fleet Support Ships (FSS) project was held at the Larsen and Toubro Shipyard in Kattupalli in Tamil Nadu.
The low visibility made the surrounding landscape--the distant snow-capped mountains, the shikaras (traditional wooden boats), and the weeping willows along the shore--appear as faint silhouettes, shrouded in mystery.
After Cyclone Fengal crossed north Tamil Nadu coasts and made landfall in Puducherry on November 30 late at night, many districts in the state are witnessing incessant rainfall. The residential areas in Cuddalore district were flooded and the disaster teams are rescuing people on boats.
Based on inputs from the Sri Lankan Navy and aerial surveillance conducted by Indian Naval Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the Indian Navy localised and identified two vessels involved in the illegal activity.
As a deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclone and move towards Tamil Nadu, the Indian Coast Guard has started coordinating with the state agencies to ensure seafarers' safety.
In a daring and meticulously executed mission, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has achieved its largest drug bust to date, seizing over 6,016 kilograms of methamphetamine from a Myanmar fishing boat in the Andaman Sea.
"Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a huge consignment of around five tonnes of drugs from a fishing boat in the Andaman waters. This is likely to be the biggest ever drug haul by the Indian Coast Guard ever. More details awaited," said Defence Officials.
Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, visited the 6th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show, held at Marina Hall, ADNEC, from November 21 to 24.