i.The virtual launch event saw the participation of K Natarajan, Director General of Indian Coast Guard; Ajay Kumar, Defence Secretary; BB Nagpal CMD of GSL.
Note – 3 Indian ships – ICGS Samudra Prahari, ICGS Vajra & ICGS Vaibhav were involved in extinguishing fire in the container vessel X-Press Pearl at Colombo coast in Sri Lanka.
ii.OPV Sajag will be a part of guarding India’s 7500 km long coast and will be involved in overseas missions along the Indo-Pacific region.
Note – ICGS Vikram is India’s 1st Indigenously developed Offshore Patrol vessel
Recent Related News:
Indian Coast Guard’s OPV ‘Sujeet’ commissioned into Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), which was designed and built indigenously by GSL.
About Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL):
Chairman and Managing Director – Bharat Bhushan Nagpal
Established – 1957
Location – Vasco da Gama, Goa
About Indian Coast Guard(ICG):
ICG being the 4th largest in the world with almost 160 ships and 62 aircraft.
Motto – “Vayam Rakshamah” – We Protect
Director General – Krishnaswamy Natarajan
Established – February 1977 (as a part of Indian Navy; later in 1978 as a separate organisation)
Headquarters – New Delhi
