Porbandar: Indian Coast Guard responded to an SOS call and evacuated 5 fishermen from a sinking Indian Fishing boat Premsagar at mid-sea approximately 50 km from Porbandar on March 24. ICG Ship C-16 was sailed immediately from Porbandar after input from the fisheries community regarding the sinking boat was received at Maritime Rescue Sub Centre Porbandar of Indian Coast Guard’s Dist HQ -1 (South Gujarat Daman & Diu). All 5 crew were rescued by the ICG Ship and medical support was provided...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a further boost to coastal monitoring and protection, the Indian Coast Guard will have a new jetty at Vadinar. It will be inaugurated by Raksha Rajya Mantri Ajay Bhatt on 1st March. The jetty is located at Deendayal Port Authority's Offshore oil terminal in Vadinar in Gulf of Kutch. The jetty will serve various purpose such as Safety and Protection of Artificial Islands and Offshore Terminals, (b) Protection of Fishermen, (c) Assistance to Fishermen in Distress at Sea, (d) Pr...Read More

Jamnagar: The Indian Coast Guard conducted the 25th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) and preparedness meeting at Vadinar, Gujarat on 23 November 2023. Director General Rakesh Pal, PTM, TM, Director General Indian Coast Guard, Chairman NOSDCP, chaired the meeting. More than 80 delegates from various Ministries, Central & State Government, Ports and Oil Handling Companies participated in the meeting. The national capabilities with the common aim to ensure collective prepar...Read More

Gandhinagar: Ms. Jo Prior, Counsellor Australian Border Force (ABF) called on Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Regional Commander, Inspector General AK Harbola, TM at Gandhinagar on Tuesday, 07 March 2023. Issues of common nature and interests were discussed during the meeting. The relationship between the Indian Coast Guard and Maritime Agencies of Australia especially the Australian Border Force (ABF) has been progressively developing since last decade. From Ship visits to participation in Exerci...Read More

New Delhi: In a major boost to Marine Surveillance and Interdiction capabilities, the Indian Coast Guard has concluded maiden contract for 10 multicopter (VTOL) drones in consonance with Government of India’s policy of embracing Drone Technology. These drones are capable of being launched from both Ships whilst underway, as well as Shore Stations and will play a significant role in the reach if ICG unit during Surveillance & Security operations. In addition,  these drones are going to ...Read More

Porbandar: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship C-411 undertook medical evacuation of fisherman who suffered paralytic attack in Arabian Sea on 29 October 2022. The mission was coordinated by ICG Maritime Rescue Sub Centre, (MRSC), Porbandar. The patient was safely brought to Okha and shifted to Government hospital. On Saturday, 29 October 2022, at about 4:00 PM, Indian Coast Guard MRSC at Porbandar received distress VHF (radio) call about medical emergency onboard Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) Jal Jyot...Read More

Okha: In a rescue operation conducted at midnight of 02/03 August 2022, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship C-413 rescued five fishermen from a flooding fishing boat off Okha. All crew have been brought safely to Okha. At about 00:45 AM on 03 August 2022, Indian Coast Guard District Headquarters, Okha received information regarding uncontrolled flooding onboard Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) ‘Raj Ayushi’. The position of the boat was ascertained and observed to be 10 Nautical Miles off Okha. ICG re...Read More

Porbandar: Jayprakash Bishnoi, a jawan serving in the Indian Navy, drowned in the sea after his leg suddenly slipped when he was standing on a rock at the seashore of Visavada in Porbandar. The people who were present at the site informed the police about the incident. The police reached the spot after learning about the incident. The coastguard and Indian navy undertook a search and rescue with the help of an aeroplane and helicopter. The dead body of the jawan was found following the search an...Read More

Porbandar: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship with survivors which were rescued yesterday from sinking Merchant Vessel, 185 km from Porbandar coast has entered Porbandar harbour today. All 22 crew including 01 Pakistani & 01 Sri Lankan are safe. The crew, though exhausted, expressed their gratitude to ICG for a miraculous rescue operation. On 06 Jul 22, when Indian Coast Guard District Headquarters, Porbandar received a distress alert from merchant vessel Global King-1, it launched rescue missi...Read More

Porbandar: The Indian Coast Guard has rescued all 22 crew members from a distressed merchant vessel MT Global King I. ICG vessels and ALH Dhruv were launched from Porbandar in Gujarat to carry out the rescue operations 93 nautical miles into the sea. As per the officials, the Maritime search and rescue centre of the Coast Guard received a flooding distress alert from MT Global king, about 185 km away from Porbandar, where 22 crew abandoned the ship and were in sea waters. The ship was co...Read More