Coast Guard
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Board of inquiry ordered against Coast Guard DIG
India | Feb 21, 2015, 11:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: A board of inquiry(BoI) has been ordered by the Coast Guard against its DIG BK Loshali who sparked a controversy by boasting that he had ordered the destruction of the mysterious Pakistan fishing
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Pak terror boat did not blow itself up, it was destroyed: Coast Guard DIG contradicts govt version
India | Feb 18, 2015, 08:34 AM ISTSurat: Contradicting govt version on Pak terror boat that blew up along Gujarat Coastline on the night of 31st December 2014, a Deputy Inspector General of the Coast Guard claimed that it was the Coast
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Coast Guard calls for monitoring system for fishing boats
India | Jan 31, 2015, 06:40 PM ISTKolkata: The Indian Coast Guard on Saturday called for further strengthening of India's coastal defence, and for developing a monitoring system to keep a tab on the over 2.5 lakh fishing vessels that operate near
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Satellite phones of 'Pak terror boat' occupants remained active till 4th
India | Jan 11, 2015, 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: In the latest disclosure on ‘Pak terror boat' which sank off the Gujarat Coast, the Indian agencies have revealed that although the boat sank on Jan 1 and its occupants drowned before burning
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The 'terror boat' linked to Pakistani Drug Mafia by Karachi investigators
India | Jan 05, 2015, 11:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Pakistani terror boat destroyed in an Indian Coast Guard operation on January 1, off the Gujarat Coastal line, is now linked to the drug Mafia by the investigators in Karachi.According to highly-placed
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Mysterious 'terror boat' was in constant touch with the Pakistani Army
India | Jan 04, 2015, 09:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: Wireless intercepts from the technical intelligence agency NTRO shows that the two Pakistani fishing boats were in frequent touch with Pakistani Army and Maritime Security Agency of Pakistan through a “contact”.Sources privy to
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Red sanders worth Rs 9 crore seized off Mumbai coast
India | Dec 06, 2014, 10:02 AM ISTMumbai: Acting on a tip-off, the Indian Coast Guard and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a joint operation in Mumbai seized 23 tonne red sanders worth Rs 9 crore while it was being smuggled
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Coast Guard aims to have fleet of 150 ships, 100 aircraft by 2020
India | Nov 26, 2014, 04:15 PM ISTPanaji: In view of the coastal security lapse during 26/11 attack, the Indian Coast Guard has begun augmenting its off-shore strength and the force aims to have 150 ships and 100 twin-engine aircraft by 2020
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Coast Guard captures six Pakistani fishermen near Jamnagar coast
India | Oct 06, 2014, 06:47 AM ISTJamnagar: Six Pakistani fishermen were caught by the Coast Guard sleuths after their boat intruded into Indian waters near Jamnagar coast in Gujarat on Sunday."Six Pakistani fishermen were caught when their boat intruded into Indian
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Coast Guard to take over from Sri Lanka 52 Indian fishermen
India | Jan 16, 2014, 08:05 AM ISTChennai: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) will take over from Sri Lanka 52 Indian fishermen and hand over a similar number of Lankan fishermen released by India to authorities of that country today.ICG ship Vishwast will
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In-shore patrol vessel commissioned into Coast Guard
India | Dec 11, 2013, 05:47 PM ISTChennai: An in-shore patrol vessel ‘ICGS Rajdhwaj' was today commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard by Shipping Minister G K Vasan here.The 50-metre in-shore patrol vessel is also the last in the series of eight
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Coast Guard detains ship, 35 arrested for carrying weapons
India | Oct 14, 2013, 09:37 PM ISTChennai: 35 crew members were arrested by the Indian Coast Guard for carrying illegal arms and weapons at Tuticorin port on Saturday. The crew and the guards were on board a ship Seaman Guard Ohio
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Coast Guard detains Sierra Leone vessel carrying armed guards in Tuticorin
India | Oct 13, 2013, 07:11 PM ISTChennai: The Indian Coast Guard on Friday night detained a vessel with Sierra Leone flag, carrying 25 armed guards, at Tuticorin. A senior Coast Guard official said, the guards had no documents authorising them to
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Coast Guard begins community interaction programme in Gujarat
India | Aug 09, 2013, 07:36 AM ISTAhmedabad, Aug 9: Aiming to create awareness among people on measures to be taken to strengthen coastal security, the Indian Coast Guard launched a community interaction prorgamme here yesterday.“The programme called ‘If You See Something,
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Watch how Coast Guard rescued two Indian crew of fishing boat near Lakshadweep (view pics)
India | Jul 28, 2013, 07:28 AM ISTMumbai, Jul 28: The Indian Coast Guard today rescued two Indian crew of a fishing boat MFB NAJIYA, stranded about 35 nautical miles off the Kerala coast.The fishing boat had left Androth, Lakshadweep islands at
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Coast Guard commissions C-425 interceptor boat at Paradip
India | Apr 27, 2013, 07:33 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Apr 27: Indian Coast Guard Ship C-425, the third of the series of Interceptor Boats, was today commissioned at Paradip.“The 30-metre long Interceptor Boat with 90 tonnes displacement can achieve a maximum speed of
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Coast Guard gets first high-speed interceptor boat
India | Dec 20, 2012, 06:38 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 20: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) received its first indigenously designed and constructed high-speed interceptor boat capable of speeds of 40 knots, an official said here Thursday.Designed and constructed by the engineering giant
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Panamanian Ship Sinks Off Mumbai Coast, 30 Crew Rescued
India | Aug 04, 2011, 10:41 PM ISTMumbai, Aug 4: 30 crew members of a Gujarat-bound cargo ship were rescued today before the vessel carrying 60,000 tonnes of coal sank off the Mumbai coast this afternoon, sparking fears of environmental pollution.“Panama-flagged M
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432 Fishermen Rescued By Coast Guard
India | Jun 18, 2011, 07:11 PM ISTKolkata, Jun 18: The Coastguard today found 27 of the 33 missing trawlers that went missing in the Bay of Bengal since Thursday night during heavy rains.The fishing vessels were found from Kendo creek from
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Coast Guard Asks MSC Chitra To Pay Rs 2.5 Crore
India | Sep 23, 2010, 04:36 PM ISTMumbai, Sep 23 : Indian Coast Guard (CG) today asked the owner of vessel MSC Chitra to cough up Rs 2.5 crore for the operations carried out to contain oil spill damage caused by the