Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) C-452, to be commissioned in the Indian Navy.
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3rd Nov, 2020
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- The ship was indigenously built in India under the Make in India initiative. It was designed and built by L&T.
- Earlier, Defence Minister ShriRajnath Singh had commissioned the ICGS Sachet and two other interceptor boats namely C-451 and C-450 in Goa.
- Indian Coast Guardis an armed force and maritime law enforcement agency. It was established in 1978 under the Coast Guard Act, 1978.
- It operates under Ministry of Defence.
- The ICG works in close operation with the State Police Forces, Department of Revenue, Department of Fisheries and Indian Navy.
- The four main regional headquarters of Indian Coast Guard are located in Port Blair, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Gandhinagar.
- Currently the aircrafts such as Dornier, HAL Dhruv and HAL Chetak are serving the Indian Coast Guard. Dornier was jointly developed by India and Germany.
- Dhruv was developed in India and HAL Chetak was jointly developed by India and France.
- The vessels currently serving the Indian Coast Guard are Samudra Class, Samarth Class, Vikram Class, Vishwast Class, Sankalp class and Samar class
- The Fast Patrol Vessels of ICG Are Aadesh Class, Rajshree Class, Rani Abbaka class, Priyadarshini Class and Sarojini Naidu Class.
- The Patrol Boats operating in the Indian Coast Guard are Bharti Class, ABG Classs, L&T Class, AMP Class and Swallow Craft Class.
