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Launch of New offshore patrol vessel
March 1 , 2020
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- This project comes under the Center government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.
- The shipyard has delivered the six OPVs which have been commissioned to the Indian Coast Guard fleet.
- These vessels are ICGS Vikram, ICGS Vijaya, ICGS Veera, ICGS Varaha and ICGS Varad and ICGS Vajra (37).
Varad
- L&T-built Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varad has been commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) On February 28, 2020.
- It was commissioned into the ICG by Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya at L&T Kattupalli shipyard, near Chennai.
- ICGS Varad set a record in Indian shipbuilding industry by becoming the first major defense ship to clear all sea acceptance trials in a single sea sortie
- The endurance of the vessel is 5,000 nautical miles, with a maximum speed of 26 Knots.
Yard 45006 Vajra
- On February 27, 2020 6th offshore patrol vessel (OPV) “Yard 45006 Vajra” was launched in the presence of Union Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
- It aims to enhance coastal security and would be used for day and night patrolling.
- This 6th vessel in the series of 7 OPV is designed & developed by Larsen & Toubro.
- Objective of this project is to,
- Strengthen the efforts of Indian Coast Guard to secure over 7500 km vast coastline, over 20 Lakh sq Kms of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and
- Safeguard more than 1 lakh merchant ships transiting per year through Indian waters for global trade.
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