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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) archetypal indigenously designed and built contamination power vas 'Samudra Pratap' successful Goa connected Monday (January 5, 2026).
“The 114.5-metre vessel, built by the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), has implicit 60% of indigenous content. The 4,200-tonne vas boasts a velocity of much than 22 knots and an endurance of 6,000 nautical miles,” officials said.
It volition service arsenic a captious level for enforcing marine contamination power regulations, maritime instrumentality enforcement, hunt and rescue operations, and safeguarding India’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
The vas was formally delivered successful December to the Coast Guard astatine GSL. Defence Minister Singh connected Monday (January 5, 2026) commissioned the vessel astatine GSL, Vasco, successful South Goa.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Union Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and ICG Director General Paramesh Sivamani were contiguous connected the occasion.
Mr. Singh said this juncture is connected to India's large maritime vision. "India believes that marine resources are not the spot of immoderate 1 country; they are the shared practice of humanity," helium said.
"When practice is shared, its work is besides shared. This is wherefore India has contiguous go a liable maritime power," helium added. Mr. Singh further said that ensuring capable information of women is the extremity of their government.
"I americium blessed that, keeping this imaginativeness successful mind, the Coast Guard has fixed owed attraction to women's empowerment. This is simply a substance of pridefulness for us," helium said. He noted that women officers person been appointed to important responsibilities specified arsenic pilot, observer, aerial postulation controller, and logistics officer.
"Not lone this, they are being trained for hovercraft operations. They are being actively deployed successful frontline operations. Today, women are not lone successful enactment roles, but are besides serving arsenic front-line warriors," helium said.
“The commissioning of 'Samudra Pratap' marks a large measurement guardant successful India's pursuit of 'atmanirbharta' successful shipbuilding and maritime capableness development,” the ICG said successful a statement.
“Samudra Pratap, meaning Majesty of the Seas, reflects the Indian Coast Guard's resoluteness to guarantee safe, secure, and cleanable seas portion safeguarding the nation's maritime interests. The vessel represents a large advancement successful indigenous vessel plan and construction,” the connection added.
