The Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard vessels are moving towards a merchant vessel, MV Chem Pluto, in the Arabian Sea, which caught fire after a suspected drone attack.
The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), Mumbai, on December 20, 2023, for the procurement of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVS) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
As heavy rains inundated parts of Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said that the state government took proper measures for rescue and relief operation on time despite late warning received from the Meteorological Department which mitigated the e
The objective of the meeting is to understand the updated situation of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia, exchange each others' experiences and evolve best practices to tackle such incidents with a collaborative approach from all the contracting parties.
The Indian Coast Guard will host the 15th edition of 'Capacity Building Senior Officers' Meeting (CBSOM-2023) with the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) from December 11-15 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat to combat maritime piracy.
The exercise commenced in the early hours of December 8, 2023, and was conducted in two phases over the day. The first phase saw security emergencies such as attacks by terrorists and bomb threats from IEDs.
The Indian Coast Guard Ship Sajag, an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) made a port call at King Abdul Aziz Port, AD Dammam, Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit on Tuesday.
The visit aims to strengthen long-standing diplomatic ties, enhance maritime cooperation, and promote interoperability with the Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (ROPCG) and other maritime agencies.
In a major boost for Make in India in the defence sector, the Indian Coast Guard and the Navy will be acquiring 15 C-295 transport aircraft that are being manufactured in India in a joint venture by Tata Advanced Systems and Airbus.