February 6, 2017 9:02 AM

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Indian Coast Guard Ship is on 4-day good will visit to Dubai

The indigenously designed ship Samudra Pavak or the 'Purifier of the Seas', the third of the Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) series of the Indian Coast Guard, is on a four day good will mission to UAE. Commanded by Deputy Inspector General Satish Kumar , it has 15 officers and 99 other personnel and is scheduled for a joint exercise and sharing of operational expertise with their UAE counterparts. <br/><br/>Close on the heels of the visit of the Crown Prince to India , the visit is considered yet another step in maritime cooperation with the Gulf country . Speaking to AIR , Ambassador to UAE Navdeep Suri said , one of the key areas that the two countries have agreed upon is defence cooperation and in times to come the two countries can explore options to contribute to regional security.

February 4, 2017 11:57 PM

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Indian Coast Guard Ship is on 4-day good will visit to Dubai

Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Pavak is on a four day good will visit to Dubai and has anchored itself at Port Rashid. During its four day stay at Dubai , the Coast Guard officials of India and UAE are scheduled to hold consultations . The Indian Ambassador to UAE , Mr Navdeep Suri is also expected to visit the ship tomorrow.<br/>'<br/>Hamad Port in Doha was the first port of call by ICGS Samudra Pavak. During her overseas deployment to the Gulf region , it will cover Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman.<br/>'<br/>ICGS Samudra Pavak, the third of the Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) series of the Indian Coast Guard, was indigenously designed and commissioned in January 2016. Samudra Pavak or "Purifier of the Seas" has 15 officers and 99 other personnel under the Command of Deputy Inspector General Satish Kumar.<br/>'<br/>The 94-metre PCV is equipped with state-of-the-art technology which includes Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS), Dynamic Positioning System (DP System), Power Management System (PMS), External Fire Fighting System (EFF) and Pollution Control Equipment for undertaking Coast Guard charter specific duties. The ship is capable of carrying and operating helicopters from her deck.<br/><br/>ICGS Samudra Pavak has been extensively deployed along the northwest maritime frontier to safeguard the maritime interests of India. The ship has been tasked with EEZ surveillance, search and rescue, pollution response and such other duties as enshrined in the Coast Guard charter.<br/>

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