Indian Coast Guard apprehends fishing boat with unauthorised cash off Maharashtra coast
Correlation with available data on the suspect boat indicated multiple discrepancies in vessel registration.
Correlation with available data on the suspect boat indicated multiple discrepancies in vessel registration.
During investigation, it was revealed that the boat had a steering gear breakdown for the last two days and had been adrift since then, which led to the boat drifting inside Indian waters.
The Indian Coast Guard evacuated five fishermen from a sinking Indian fishing boat, Premsagar, at mid-sea, approximately 40 km from Porbandar, on Sunday.
The two-day exercise was conducted under the stewardship of the Indian Coast Guard to validate the effectiveness of coastal security mechanisms along the Odisha coast, Coast Guard officials said in a statement on Thursday.
The US vessel, Bertholf, is a Legend-class maritime security cutter, equipped with advanced technology and weaponry, including helicopter landing pad, state-of-the-art sensors and communication equipment.
The contract is in line with the government's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' objective to boost the nation's indigenous shipbuilding capability.
The operations team of the ICG swung into action immediately and dispatched two air cushion vehicles (hovercrafts) from Haldia and Sagar island to provide assistance
The merchant ship MV Chem Pluto which was attacked by a drone on Saturday has started moving at a speed of around 11 nautical miles per hour and will be joined by Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS Vikram at around 10 p.m.
The Indian Coast Guard rescued 11 fishermen after a boat caught fire off the coast of Kakinada in Bay of Bengal on Friday.
Considering best feasible options for speedy evacuation and subsequent medical management, the patient was airlifted by CG ALH MK-III, and was given first aid. He was later transferred to agent of the vessel for further medical management.