Ahmedabad Tuesday, 12 November 2024, In yet another well coordinated and expeditious response, Indian Coast Guard lived upto its Motto ‘We Protect’, wherein, an Interceptor Boat ICGS C-149 who tasked for a life saving mission, thus saving a precious life on 11 November 2024. Swiftly responding to a call for rendering assistance to a critically […]
Friday, 18 October 2024 Indian Coast Guard Regional Headquarters at Gandhinagar coordinated a Coastal Security Exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ on 16-17 October 2024, for the State of Gujarat and Union Territory of Daman & Diu. This is the second exercise in this year and aims at honing the maritime and coastal security aspects and validation of […]
Ahmedabad Wednesday, 16 October 2024, The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Regional Headquarters (North West) organised a three day Regional Level Pollution Response Exercise at Vadinar from 14-16 October 2024. The exercise was aimed at enhancing preparedness and co-ordination skills amongst stakeholders for ensuring seamless marine pollution response, towards protection of India’s Maritime environment. The event […]
Indian Coast Guard at Daman & Diu swiftly responded to fm fishing boat Premsagar. The boat was flooded and sinking, some 50 kms off Porbandar. ICG C-161 urgently sailed to render help & all five crew members recovered by ICG ship prior boat sank. Post medical care, crew brought to Harbour.
Narcotics worth about Rs 480 Cr seized onboard In an overnight joint operation during intervening nights of 11 & 12 Mar 2024, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), based on intelligence inputs, apprehended a Pakistani Boat with 06 crew and narcotics onboard, worth approx Rs 480Cr. The Boat was apprehended about 350 Km from Porbandar into […]
Today nineth National Pollution Response Exercises held off Vadinar coast in Gujarat, its a biennial exercise that Indian Coast Guard conducts in collaboration with other stakeholders to assess its preparedness to respond to oil spill at sea and prevent marine pollution. DG Rakesh Pal, PTM, TM, Director General Indian Coast Guard, and Chairman NOS-DCP National […]
Scary sightings at sea as storm approaches, devastation in coastal areas, uprooted trees As Cyclone Biparjoy hits Gujarat coast, it is having a major impact. Due to the effect of Cyclone Biparjoy, fast winds have started blowing and raining in the coastal areas. Rain has been reported in 61 talukas across state in the last […]
Indian Coast Guard District Headquarters No. 1, Porbandar carried out an interactive session with Gujarat Student Police Cadets on 26 April 2023. 150 Cadets along with 8 teachers visited the Headquarters and Coast Guard Air Enclave, wherein, the Cadets were explained about the role of Indian Coast Guard in the Maritime Zones of India and […]
Ahmedabad : Monday, 06 Mar 2023 Indian Coast Guard (ICG), based on an intelligence input by ATS Gujarat, has apprehended an Iranian Boat with 05 crew in Indian waters carrying 61 kgs of Heroin worth Rs. 425 crores. On Monday, 06 March 2023, on a specific intelligence input by ATS, ICG strategically deployed its two […]
BY DARSHANA JAMINDAR In an effective Sea Air coordinated effort, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Monday, 16 January 23 rescued five missing and two injured crew of Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) Jay Bhole in Arabian sea, 50 kms off Porbandar coast. At about 09:45 AM, ICG Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC) Porbandar received distress alert […]
