PANAJI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will on Monday commission the Indian Coast Guard’s pollution control vessel ‘Samudra Pratap’, in Goa. Singh arrived in Goa on Sunday evening.
According to the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), the vessel, the first of two pollution control ships, is equipped with advanced systems to detect oil spills, enabling comprehensive pollution response operations within India’s Exclusive Economic Zone and beyond. It is capable of high-precision operations, including the recovery of viscous oil, analysis of contaminants, and separation of oil from polluted water, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said.
The ship, built by Goa Shipyard Limited with over 60 per cent indigenous content, is 114.5 metres in length and displaces 4,200 tonnes and can achieve a speed of over 22 knots and has an endurance of 6,000 nautical miles.
Samudra Pratap is fitted with state-of-the-art equipment, including a 30mm CRN-91 gun, two 12.7mm stabilised remote-controlled guns with integrated fire control systems, an indigenously developed integrated bridge system, an integrated platform management system, an automated power management system, and a high-capacity external firefighting system.
ICG says it will significantly enhance the Coast Guard’s pollution response, fire-fighting, maritime safety and security capabilities. The ship will be based at the Indian Coast Guard’s Kochi base post its commissioning.
The commissioning ceremony will be held at Goa Shipyard Limited in Vasco, South Goa. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, ICG Director General Paramesh Sivamani and other senior dignitaries will be present on the occasion
