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Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026) praised the commissioning of home-built contamination power vessel Samudra Pratap and said it has strengthened the imaginativeness of self-reliance and reflected the committedness to sustainability.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Pratap connected Monday. It is the archetypal of 2 indigenously built contamination power vas for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the largest vessel successful their fleet truthful far.
The commissioning of Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Pratap is noteworthy for galore reasons, the Prime Minister said successful a station connected X, stating that it “adds spot to our imaginativeness of self-reliance, boosts our information apparatus and reflects a committedness to sustainability, among others.”
The indigenous vas was built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) and is equipped with precocious contamination detection systems, specialised contamination effect boats, modern firefighting equipment, and aviation facilities including a chopper hangar, enabling greater operational scope adjacent successful unsmooth oversea conditions.
The Defence Minister, portion commissioning the vessel, noted that these capabilities would guarantee accelerated detection and containment of contamination incidents.
Samudra Pratap, successful a notable first, volition person 2 women officers onboard. Mr. Singh hailed it arsenic a arrogant measurement towards a much inclusive and gender-neutral Coast Guard, highlighting the increasing relation of women successful frontline maritime operations.
