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In a first of its kind, a made-in-India’s Pollution Control Vessel aptly christened as Samudra Pratap was launched into the sea waters at the Goa shipyard.
The ceremony took place on Thursday the 29th of August 2024.
This specialised vessel is fabricated for sole use by Indian Coast Guards and with gadgets on boad will help to check the oil spillage in the country’s sea coast.
According to a release issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), a premier Indian Shipyard, signed a contract for constructing two Pollution Control Vessels for Indian Coast Guard at a cost of Rs 583 Crores.
It is for the first time that these vessels are being designed and constructed indigenously.
The ship has been designed and constructed in-house by GSL to meet the specific requirements of ICG.
The ship has a length of 114.5m, breadth of 16.5m and would displace 4170 T. The Keel laying ceremony of the ship was held on 21 Nov 2022.
On Thursday, launching ceremony was attended by Brajesh Kumar Upadhyaya, Chairman and Managing Director, GSL along with officials from the Ministry of Defence, ICG, Indian Navy and Goa Shipyard Ltd.
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