The ICGS 427 was on standby to recover and on taking permission from the station commander recovered the patient and brought safely to Vizhinjam harbour, the statement said.
Indian Coast Guard ship Arnvesh and a helicopter rescued eight fishermen, who were on board a sinking vessel 21 nautical miles west of Kochi, officials said on Saturday.
The vessel, named RV Sindhu Sadhana had been adrift view engine failure at a speed of 03 knots and was approximately 20 nautical miles from the land when the distress signal was received.
A joint patrol of the security forces was held in the uninhabited islands in the Gulf of Mannar on Tuesday to prevent prevent illegal activities, Coastal Security Group Police, Mandapam said
Undertaking a daring mission, an Indian Coast Guard ship, 'Abheek' which is based at Okha Port in Devbhumi Dwarka district, rescued five fishermen from a boat, stranded at sea, officials said on Saturday.
India has taken several policy initiatives in the past few years and brought in reforms to encourage indigenous design, development and manufacture of defence equipment, promoting self-reliance in such manufacturing
The MoU was signed for the planning, development, construction, and commissioning of a gallery on the theme "Evolution of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard" at the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC), which is being constructed at the historic Indus Valley civilization region o
The personnel of the Indian Coast Guard station at Mayabunder practised Yoga at Jadunath Dweep and Shaitan Singh Dweep of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Ministry of Defence Spokesperson in Gujarat, Wing Commander N Manish on Thursday said that all armed forces, that is the Army, Navy, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard have prepared themselves to provide assistance to the locals in view of Cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat.