Ahmedabad/Porbandar, Feb 17 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard have seized 203 kilograms of a suspected narcotic substance from an Iranian speedboat intercepted nearly 140 nautical miles off the Porbandar coast, following an eight to 10-hour joint operation at sea.According to the ATS, SP K. K. Patel received specific intelligence that an Iranian drug smuggler identified as Haji Fida had dispatched around 200 kilograms of a suspicious chemical substance from…
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Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) One Bangladeshi fishing boat, along with 28 crew members, was apprehended in the Bay of Bengal for illegally fishing in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said on Tuesday. The force said that the Bangladeshis, along with their boat, were apprehended on Sunday, while an ICG ship was on surveillance in the Northern Bay of Bengal.”Indian Coast Guard Ship Amrit Kaur, while on surveillance in the Northern Bay of Bengal, apprehended 01 Bangladesh…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard seized a Bangladeshi fishing trawler and detained 28 Bangladeshi fishermen for entering Indian waters in violation of maritime boundaries. The Indian Coast Guard transported the trawler and the fishermen to Fraserganj Fisheries Port in South 24 Parganas district on Monday afternoon.During a Coast Guard patrol on Monday morning, a suspicious trawler was observed within Indian waters in the Bay of Bengal. Coast Guard personnel ordered the vessel to sto…
Panaji, Feb 13 (IANS) Director General of Indian Coast Guard Paramesh Sivamani on Friday inaugurated a waterjet production and testing facility in Goa, marking a significant milestone in India’s pursuit of maritime Aatmanirbharta, a statement said. With this advanced production and testing facility under the Manufacturing and Transfer of Technology framework, India becomes the third country globally, after the US and South Korea, to host such a facility, it said.The newly inaugurated facili…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Defence Ministry on Thursday said it has signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the acquisition of eight Dornier 228 aircraft along with operational role equipment for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for Rs 2,312 crore.The order is expected to generate significant direct and indirect employment by strengthening the HAL’s production ecosystem and supporting a broad network of MSMEs and ancillary industries.It will also create sustained opportuni…
Itanagar, Feb 9 (IANS) Symbolising unity and inter-service synergy, the Assam Rifles–Indian Coast Guard joint bike rally culminated at the historic Pangsau Pass on Monday, officials said. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that Phase-II of the ‘Samudra se Parvat Tak’ joint bike rally, organised by the Indian Coast Guard in collaboration with the Assam Rifles, marked the successful completion of a unique outreach initiative highlighting national resolve and seamless integra…
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) seized three vessels off Mumbai and busted an international oil smuggling racket involving handlers operating across multiple countries, coordinating the sale and transfer of cargo between ships at sea, an official said on Saturday.Following a meticulously planned sea-air coordinated operation on Thursday and Friday, the three apprehended vessels are likely to be escorted to Mumbai for further investigation, according to an official statement.The…
Visakhapatnam, Feb 2 (IANS) Nine fishermen from Andhra Pradesh returned to Visakhapatnam on Monday after being released from a Bangladesh jail.They were detained by the Bangladesh Navy in October last year for inadvertently crossing maritime boundaries while fishing in the Bay of Bengal.The Indian Coast Guard escorted them to the Visakhapatnam coast and handed them over to the marine police.It was a tearful reunion of the fishermen with their families after four months. The fishermen and their f…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Indian Coast Guard Director General Paramesh Sivamani extended his greetings to all ranks of the force, veterans and their families, on the 50th Raising Day, recognising their tireless service and sacrifice.The IGC is celebrating its 50th Raising Day on Sunday, marking five decades of dedicated service in safeguarding the nation’s maritime interests.In his Raising Day message, the Director General said, “Where the horizon meets the ocean, and the waves carry the dreams of…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished the Indian Coast Guard personnel on the force’s 50th Raising Day, and said that their work not only secures the maritime borders but also sustains the livelihoods of communities that depend on the sea.The Indian Coast Guard, established on February 1, 1977, is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency with jurisdiction over its territorial waters, including its contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.The Indi…