Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 20 (ANI): K Shanmugam, the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu commissioned Indian Coast Guard ship C-449 on Thursday with social distancing in place amid the corona pandemic.
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 17 people have been killed as a result of a shipwreck off the coast of Haiti, Director General of the Maritime and Navigation Service of Haiti, Eric Prevost Jr., said on Thursday.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Interceptor Boat ICGS C-454, which is of 27m length and has a maximum speed of 45 nautical miles was launched at Surat on Wednesday.
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): In a humanitarian gesture, a Pakistani national and master of the merchant ship MV Haykal was given assistance and evacuated by Indian Coast Guard last month, after he suffered a heart stroke, on the vessel which was enroute to Gopalpur
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has sent a 10-member specialist team with equipment to Mauritius for supplementing ongoing efforts to contain an oil spill.
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): India has dispatched over 30 tonnes of technical equipment and material on board an IAF Aircraft along with a 10-member Technical Response Team to assist Mauritius in its ongoing oil spill containment and salvage operations.
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard has commenced Joint Coastal Patrol (JCP) by embarking Marine Police personnel onboard ICG ships to develop synergy and provide sea training to officers for enhanced coastal security.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): In the absence of ceremonial parade in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Naval and Coast Guard ships at Kochi were dressed with signalling flags and pennants in a ceremonial manner as a customary method of celebration on Independence Day on Saturday, said D
Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant hoisted the national flag in front of Old Secretariat in Panaji to celebrate India's 74th Independence Day on Saturday and asked people of the coastal state to work towards 'Atma Nirbar Bharat'.
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the expansion of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) has been ensured in 173 border and coastal districts and nearly one lakh new cadets will get special training under the mission.
Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): On the eve of India's Independence Day, Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday extended his greetings and wishes to the people of the coastal state.
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): The cultivation of GI-tagged unique Pokkali rice variety has been badly hit by COVID-19 induced lockdown and flood-like situation in coastal areas of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts of Kerala.