Def minister to commission Coast Guard’s 1st indigenously-built pollution control vessel

The Indian Coast Guard’s first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel, Samudra Pratap, will be commissioned on Monday, January 5. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission the vessel at Goa Shipyard Limited, officials said on Sunday.

Samudra Pratap is the first pollution control vessel (PCV) of its kind to be designed and built in India for the Indian Coast Guard. The ship has more than 60 per cent indigenous content, marking a major step in domestic shipbuilding.

The vessel is 114.5 metres long and weighs around 4,200 tonnes, making it the largest ship in the Indian Coast Guard fleet. It can sail at a speed of over 22 knots and has an endurance of about 6,000 nautical miles.