In an elaborate release, the ICG mentioned that they successfully rescued seven Indian fishermen after they were apprehended by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) ship near the India-Pakistan Maritime Boundary.
He is presently officiating as the Director General after the demise of his predecessor DG Rakesh Pal last month.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has recovered the bodies of two out of three missing crew members following a helicopter crash off the coast of Porbandar. The search for the third crew member is still ongoing.
The Indian Coast Guard said that the incident happened whilst the helicopter was approaching the vessel for the evacuation.
After the Coast Guard received information, it dispatched ICG Sarang and Amogh along with ICG Dornier aircraft to conduct an air-sea search and rescue operations.
Rakesh Pal had taken charge as the 25th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard on July 19 in 2023. Under his apex supervision, the Coast Guard carried out many major operations and exercises that included theseizure of drugs and narcotic substances and gold worth crores of rupees.
Earlier on July 25, the Indian Coast Guard's Mumbai centre received a distress call from JSW Raigad. The vessel reported a loss of control. In turbulent conditions, the vessel ran aground.
The fire on the MV Maersk Frankfurt cargo erupted on the night of July 19. After the distress call was received, the Indian Coast Guards swung into action.
The Indian Coast Guard responded to a medical emergency at sea in highly adverse weather onboard Motor Tanker Zeal, off Mangrol, South Gujarat Coast and evacuated a critical patient from India.
Earlier on Friday, a similar fire incident was reported from about 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa where fire erupted on a container cargo merchant vessel.
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) intercepted the fishing vessel ‘Jay Malhar’ and apprehended its five-man crew for illegal diesel smuggling off the Maharashtra coast. Approximately five tonnes of unaccounted diesel, valued at around Rs 27 lakh, was seized, along with a small quantity of banned narcotics.
The ICG conducted a swift sea-air coordinated operation, detaining an Iranian fishing vessel west of Beypore off the coast of Kerala. The vessel, carrying six Indian crew members, was intercepted and thoroughly investigated for any involvement in anti-national activities.
On Sunday, the Indian Coast Guard declared the confiscation of 86 kilograms of narcotics valued at around Rs. 600 crores from a Pakistani boat near the Gujarat coast. In addition to the seizure, the maritime agency reported the apprehension of 14 Pakistani crew members aboard the vessel.
The operation marked the twelfth such seizure by the maritime agency in the last three years, including recent detention of a Pakistani fishing boat with 86kg of drugs on Sunday.
During the operation, 14 Pakistani crew members were apprehended. The joint operation, conducted in coordination with the Gujarat Anti-terrorism Squad and Narcotics Control Bureau, marks a major victory in the fight against drug trafficking.
The chopper successfully airlifted him from ICG ship deep at sea and he was brought to Coast Guard air station in Chennai. After an initial medical examination, the 44 year-old man was taken for hospitalisation in the city.
Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the Indian Coast Guard strategically positioned its ships in the Arabian Sea on March 11th.
The SC asked whether the Union was still adopting "a patriarchal approach" despite the judgements of the top court on grant of permanent commission to women officers in the three armed forces- Army, Air Force and the Navy.
Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Recruitment 2024-25 online application begins at joinindiancoastguard.cdac.in. Interested candidates can submit their application forms before the closure of the application window. Check application date, how to apply, and other details about the recruitment.
These guns will enhance the capability of the Navy and the Coast Guard to accurately engage small targets that pose a threat to ships in an asymmetric environment, both by day and night, the ministry said.
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