Indian Coast Guard’s ‘Samudra Pratap’ to be commissioned by Rajnath Singh | VIDEO

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission the Indian Coast Guard’s (ICG) first indigenously built Pollution Control Vessel (PCV), ICGS Samudra Pratap, in Goa on Monday, marking a major boost to India’s maritime pollution response and coastal security capabilities.

According to an official post on the Indian Coast Guard’s social media handle, the vessel, the first of two pollution control ships under the PCV project, will be commissioned at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on January 5.

Built by GSL with more than 60 per cent indigenous content, the 114.5-metre-long vessel has a displacement of over 4,200 tonnes, a top speed exceeding 22 knots, and an operational endurance of 6,000 nautical miles. The ship is designed to significantly enhance the Coast Guard’s pollution response, firefighting, maritime safety and security operations, the ICG said.

The Coast Guard inducted Samudra Pratap on December 23 under the two-vessel PCV project of Goa Shipyard Limited. Officials from the Ministry of Defence said the induction strongly aligns with the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.

‘Samudra Pratap’ is the first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel of the Indian Coast Guard and is currently the largest ship in the ICG fleet, substantially expanding its operational reach and offshore capabilities.

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, including a 30mm CRN-91 gun, two 12.7mm stabilised remote-controlled guns with integrated fire control systems, an Integrated Bridge System, an Integrated Platform Management System, an Automated Power Management System, and a high-capacity external firefighting system.

The vessel is also the first Coast Guard ship with Dynamic Positioning capability (DP-1) and holds the FiFi-2 / FFV-2 notation certificate, enabling precise positioning during pollution control and firefighting operations.

For environmental protection, the ship is fitted with state-of-the-art oil spill detection and response equipment, including an oil fingerprinting machine, gyro-stabilised standoff active chemical detector, and onboard pollution control laboratory facilities. These systems allow comprehensive pollution response within India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond.

The ship is capable of high-precision recovery of viscous oil, on-site analysis of contaminants, and separation of oil from polluted water, strengthening India’s maritime environmental safeguards.

The induction ceremony last month was attended by DIG V K Parmar, PD (MAT), ICG, Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director of GSL, and other senior officials from the Indian Coast Guard and Goa Shipyard Limited, the statement said.

IANS