Boost for Coast Guard, Parrikar set to commission four ships on Monday

[sudhir007]

Boost for Coast Guard, Parrikar set to commission four ships on Monday : North, News - India Today

With just over a fortnight following the interception of the suspect pakistani fishing boat, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is all set to augment its muscle-power with the planned induction of four ships in one single commissioning ceremony to be held in Goa's Mormugao Port Trust on Monday, a rarity of sorts. Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will be commissioning them all on Monday afternoon. It will be his first commissioning of a Coast Guard vessel.

Among the ships to be commissioned are two Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) and two Interceptor Boats (IB), both smaller swifter assets meant to ensure a quick response to developments taking place at sea. Both will sport indigenous design and development.

The larger of the lot are Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Amogh and Ameya, both FPVs built by the Kerala-based Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). While the former will be deployed at Paradip in Odisha, the latter will see Tamil Nadu's Karaikal as its home port. In addition are two IBs C-413 and C-414, both built by Larsen & Toubro in Surat of which the former will be based in Gujarat's Okha and the latter at Mandapam.


Said a senior Coast Guard officer, "We are seeing a spurt in these smaller vessels coming up for commissioning and thus it makes sense to club them all instead of piecemeal ceremonies which end up costing a lot and entail a lot of VIP committments." Speaking about the vessels, he said, "They are our workhorses at sea. Larger ships may give us more endurance but they lack speed and flexibility which comes from these vessels. As such assets like FPVs can be deployed in a long haul operation, whereas IBs are best suited for close coast patrolling and medium range operations."

Close to 70 ships of different sizes and aircraft (including helicopters and fixed wing) are in the offing for the ICG and are at varied stages of completion.

 

[sudhir007]

Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs)
Displacement - 290 tons
Maximum Speed - 33 nautical miles/hour
Crew - 5 Officers and 35 personnel

Interceptor Boats (IB)
Displacement - 106 tons
Maximum Speed - 45 nautical miles/hour
Crew - 1 officer and 11 personnel

 

[notsuperstitious]

Yaar never post a thread about ships without pictures. Never.

Here, keep this easy to use formula in mind next time.

 

[sudhir007]

Yaar never post a thread about ships without pictures. Never.

Both are sister vessel

 

[Abingdonboy]

"We are seeing a spurt in these smaller vessels coming up for commissioning and thus it makes sense to club them all instead of piecemeal ceremonies which end up costing a lot and entail a lot of VIP committments."

I like this a lot- too many ships to commission is a nice problem to have


I am consistently floored at the extent of the ICG's modernisation post-26/11, they have simply transformed and in an impressively short time span.

 

[Echo_419]

I like this a lot- too many ships to commission is a nice problem to have


I am consistently floored at the extent of the ICG's modernisation post-26/11, they have simply transformed and in an impressively short time span.

Indeed ICG is one service which has faced almost no problem in expanding so fast & rapidly

 

[sancho]

I like this a lot- too many ships to commission is a nice problem to have


I am consistently floored at the extent of the ICG's modernisation post-26/11, they have simply transformed and in an impressively short time span.

And who was responsible for the modernisation of the forces?

 

[Abingdonboy]

And who was responsible for the modernisation of the forces?

Hey, even a broken clock is right twice a day

Just watching that interview with the new DM highlights the mess Antony left behind sir, I don't think anymore needs to be said on the matter, the new DM has got to be the final word on the subject.

 

[Kinetic]

Congrats to CG. They deserved it.

CG: Slayer of the terrorists at sea.

And who was responsible for the modernisation of the forces?

If the biggest enemy of India would became the defence minister he also would have done that for face saving after 26/11. This is the minimum one can do.

 

[sancho]

Hey, even a broken clock is right twice a day

Just watching that interview with the new DM highlights the mess Antony left behind sir, I don't think anymore needs to be said on the matter, the new DM has got to be the final word on the subject.

It's always better to fact check things, just do some googleing and check when Antony passed the vests in the DAC and why they didn't came through for years, or ask yourself why Parrikar says he had to do it, while Arun Jaitley was DM for 5 months before him and even was responsible for the overall budget, so how come he didn't provided the proper funding for those things and Parrikar don't question him?

 

[Judge]

A strong CG is vital for Indias prosperity.

Good going CG, it has expanded really fast since 26/11.

 

[Tshering22]

A strong CG is vital for Indias prosperity.

Good going CG, it has expanded really fast since 26/11.

The ICG needs more helicopters

 

[Abingdonboy]

The ICG needs more helicopters

Helicopter procurement, for whatever reason, is an issue across all services- IN, IAF, ICG and IA!! Just look at the pending helo deals that are still yet to be signed:

AH-64E
CH-47F
NLUH
S-70B

LUH (re-tendered and blah blah)

 

[sancho]

Helicopter procurement, for whatever reason, is an issue across all services- IN, IAF, ICG and IA!! Just look at the pending helo deals that are still yet to be signed:

AH-64E
CH-47F
NLUH
S-70B

LUH (re-tendered and blah blah)

Not to forget the MPA tenders for ICG and IN that didn't went anywhere.

 

[Dandpatta]

Guys - anyone in the know about the Indian Coast Guard Training in detail? (I mean the PHYSICAL aspects ONLY). I wish someone would make a movie on them to the lines of The Guardian (2006)