The Indian Coast Guard's Offshore Patrol Vessel, Sujay made a port call at Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday, as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to East Asia.
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to Rs 1,44,716 crore.
ICG ALH helicopter with four air crew onboard, during the said operation reportedly was forced to make an emergency landing at sea. One crew has been recovered and search for remaining three crew is in progress. Aircraft wreckage has also been located.
The Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a warning that the cyclone "Asna", a deep depression over the Arabian Sea , causing the heavy rains in Gujarat moved is likely to move West-Northwest over the Northeast Arabian sea and away from the Indian Coast during the next 24 hours
According to the release, the Mumbai-registered general cargo vessel was en route from Kolkata to Port Blair when it reportedly sank about 90 nautical miles south of Sagar Island (West Bengal).
Indian Coast Guard on Sunday night, in a coordinated sea-air Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, rescued 11 people from a sinking merchant vessel en route from Kolkata to Port Blair, officials said.
During the two-day visit, the crew of ICGS Sujay will engage in professional interactions focusing on Marine Pollution Response (MPR), Maritime Search and Rescue (M-SAR) and Maritime Law Enforcement.
Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Defence, Sanjay Seth, paid last respects to Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, Rakesh Pal, at Brar Square, in Delhi, on Monday.
Following the sudden demise of Rakesh Pal, the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Indian Air Force personnel extended their heartfelt condolences on Monday.