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ICG, ATS detain boat carrying 8 Pakistanis, 30kg heroin near Gujarat coast

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) along with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) apprehended a fishing boat, carrying eight Pakistani nationals and 30 kg heroin, near Jakhau coast of Kutch district on Thursday, an official statement said. The ICG in a joint operation with ATS Gujarat apprehended Pakistani boat PFB (Pakistani Fishing Boat) NUH with 08 Pak nationals & 30 Kg of heroin off Jakhau #Guajrat close to IMBL (international maritime boundary line) in Indian waters today (sic), the ICG said on Twitter.

Indian Coast Guard ship 'Vajra' commissioned; to enhance coastal security

Indian Coast Guard ship 'Vajra', the sixth offshore patrol vessel to enhance coastal security, was formally commissioned into service on Wednesday

Indian Coast Guard found boat carrying Rohingya refugees; 8 dead: MEA

The Indian coast guard has found a boat adrift in the Andaman Sea carrying Rohingya refugees, including eight people who had died, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.Speaking at a videoconference briefing, spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that on February 11, a boat sailed from Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh carrying 64 women including 8 girls and 26 men including 5 boys."The engine of the boat failed on February 15 and since then it has been drifting. Due to the severe conditions, we understand that eight occupants have died and one of the occupants had been missing since February 15," Srivastava said."When we learnt of the boat in distress, we immediately dispatched two coast guard ships to provide food, water and medical assistance to the occupants. Seven of them were administered IV fluids," he added.The spokesperson stated that around 47 of the boat's occupants possessed identity cards issued to them by the UNHCR office in Bangladesh, which stated that they were ...

L&T-built Interceptor Boat, the 17th in series, commissioned at Chennai

40 Ships are at various stages of construction at different Shipyards in India, says Coast Guard

Coast Guard courageously ensuring our seas are safe: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the Indian Coast Guard on its foundation day, saying it was courageously ensuring the country's seas were safe

Coast guard seizes illegal boats, contraband worth Rs 1,500 cr in 2020

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) seized contraband worth Rs 1,500 crore and 10 illegal foreign fishing boats with 80 miscreants in the Indian exclusive economic zone in 2020

Lacking firepower

Patrol vessels must have adequate combat capabilities

Widen the net

Deep sea fisheries policy must be liberalised

L&T shipyard completes order for 54 fast interceptor boats ahead of time

The FICs delivered to the Coast Guard are 90-tonne vessels that can patrol the coastline at a scorching speed of 45 knots

Patch of diesel fuel found in ocean near Sri Lanka oil tanker fire

The MT New Diamond is carrying nearly 2 million barrels of crude oil and officials have warned of possible massive environmental damage to Sri Lanka''s coast if the ship leaks or explodes

'Make in India' campaign: Private shipyards play second fiddle to DPSUs

Goa shipyard supplies first patrol vessel, but L&T has better record

Tata Power SED bags Rs 1,200 cr deal to modernise 37 military airfields

The new contract is a continuation of a previous order, must be executed over next four years

Lockdown or lawless tyranny?

India faces a human problem of unparalleled magnitude. It cannot be solved without humanity

Cyclone Bulbul: Rescue team's search fails to find 5 missing fishermen

The Coast Guard and NDRF team included divers who went deep inside the sea on Tuesday but their efforts did not yield any result

Indian Coast Guard Recruitment 2019: Applications open for Navik posts

Indian Coast Guard has invited applications for recruitment to the post of Navik in Domestic Branch; candidates can visit www.joinindiancoastguard.gov.in to apply

Indian Coast Guard Recruitment 2019: Apply for Yantrik post, details here

The process for Coast Guard application forms 2019 will end on August 17, 2019

Coast Guard's Rs 32,000 cr expansion plan to see higher pvt participation

Currently, the private sector participation stands at around 30-35%