♦ The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) inducted its first in-built Pollution Control Vessel (PCV), Samudra Pratap (Yard 1267), marking a milestone in strengthening the country’s maritime environmental protection capabilities. The vessel has been designed and constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) under the two-ship PCV project.

♦ With over 60 percent indigenous content, the induction of Samudra Pratap underscores the government’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives. It is the first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel to be commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard and is also the largest ship in the ICG fleet.

♦ Measuring 114.5 metres in length and 16.5 metres in breadth, with a displacement of 4,170 tonnes, the vessel is equipped with advanced systems to enhance operational reach and response capability. Its armament includes a 30 mm CRN-91 gun and two 12.7 mm stabilised remote-controlled guns integrated with fire control systems. 

♦ The ship also features an indigenously developed Integrated Bridge System, Integrated Platform Management System, Automated Power Management System, and a high-capacity external firefighting system.

♦ Samudra Pratap is the first Indian Coast Guard ship fitted with Dynamic Positioning capability (DP-1) and holds FiFi-2/FFV-2 notation certification.