ICGS ''Samrat'' (CG47) is an
Indian Coast Guard Advanced Off Shore Patrol Vessel (OPV), second ship of which has been indigenously designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited. The vessel was commissioned to coast guard service on 21 January 2009 by Former
Defence Minister
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A. K. Antony
Arackaparambil Kurien Antony (born 28 December 1940) is an Indian politician and attorney who was the 23rd Defence Minister of India. He was Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, from Kerala from 1985 to 1995 and again from 2005 to 2022. He ...
. ''Samrat'' is based in
Goa and will be extensively used for Exclusive Economic Zone and other duties as it is set to be exploited extensively on the Western Seaboard.
Service history
''Samrat'' has made several visits to various countries as part of its bilateral efforts to promote goodwill, which are aimed at enhancing cooperation with Maritime Law Enforcement Agencies. On 2 December 2012, Samrat led by Deputy Inspector-General Mukesh Purohit, of the Indian Coast Guard, with 22 officers and 115 sailors on board, anchored at
Ho Chi Minh City
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port, began a 5-day friendly visit to
Vietnam. A reception ceremony was held at the port with the participation of representatives from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee,
Vietnam Marine Police Department, the External Relations Department under the Ministry of National Defence, the High Command of Military Zone 7 and the Indian Ambassador to Vietnam.
On 21 October 2015, as part of goodwill visit to the
South East Asian
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region, in the first-leg of the overseas deployment, ICGS ''Samrat'' made a port-call at the Port of
Macassar,
Indonesia. The visit was aimed at enhancing cooperation with the Maritime Law Enforcement Agencies of Indonesia, including BAKAMLA and BASARNAS, and discussing ways to combat maritime
transnational crime, maritime search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, exclusive economic zone surveillance, humanitarian aid and disaster relief and maritime pollution response.
Joint exercise
In 2014, ''Samrat'' took part in the 13th joint exercise between Coast Guards of India and
Japan
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held annually since 1999 titled Sahayog- Kaijin 2014.
JCG (Japan Coast Guard Ship) Mizuho and its integral helicopter,
HAL Chetak helicopter,
Dornier 228 aircraft and ICGS C-404 also took part in the exercise which focuses on anti piracy procedures, pollution control measures and other areas of common professional interest.
See also
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Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel
''Sankalp''-class offshore patrol vessels are a series of two offshore patrol vessels designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited for the Indian Coast Guard. The vessels, also classified as Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels, are the largest vessels ...
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ICGS Vishwast
ICGS Vishwast (OPV-30) is one of the three Vishwast-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Indian Coast Guard.
History
The vessel was built in India by Goa Shipyard Ltd.(GSL) and was commissioned in March 2010 in the Indian Coast Guard by ...
References
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Ships of the Indian Coast Guard