Porbandar: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship successfully rescued 7 Indian fishermen on 17 Nov (Sunday), apprehended by a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) ship near the India-Pakistan Maritime Boundary off Gujarat coast. At approx 1530 hours on 17 Nov, ICG Ship on patrol received a distress call from an Indian fishing boat (IFB) operating near the No-Fishing Zone (NFZ). Call reported that Indian fishing boat, Kal Bhairav, had been intercepted by PMSA vessel, and 7 Indian crew apprehended....Read More

Porbandar: Indian Coast Guard(ICG) today declared culmination of search and rescue of ICG ALH CG 863 helicopter that ditched at sea off Porbandar caost of Gujarat on 2nd September this year. ICG in a formal statement today informed that mortal remains of the brave soul was retrieved from sea on 10 October 2024 approx. 55 Km south west of Porbandar. The Mortal remains will be cremated as per service traditions and honour. ICG press release in full text: Indian Coast Guard ALH MK-III helicopter b...Read More

Porbandar: Three personnels of Indian Coast Guard(ICG) are missing after ICG's ALH helicopter made an emergency landing at sea off Porbandar coast late in the night yesterday(Monday). Four personnels were aboard in this crashed helicopter. Of them one diver is rescued, three including two pilots and one diver are still missing. ICG has deployed four ships and two aircrafts in search of the missing personnels and their rescue. ALH was launched for medical evacuation of a seriously injured c...Read More

Gandhinagar: Continuing with ongoing rescue operations due to heavy rains in the state, the Indian Coast Guard has undertaken multiple operations in the afternoon of August 29, 2024. The Indian Coast Guard is conducting back-to-back rescue operations from August 28, 2024, at sea and in deluged areas over land, in response to assistance calls from state agencies. Fifteen civilians stranded in Mahiyari and Dharshan villages were rescued during air operations by ICG ALH in the afternoon of Augus...Read More

Dwarka: The Indian Coast Guard received a SOS message from the owner of fishing boat ‘Padmawati’ about it being adrift at sea on 27 August 2024. The vessel was about 15 km from Dwaraka and had suffered machinery breakdown due to rough weather and sea conditions off the Gujarat coast. There were 13 lives onboard the boat, and the SOS was raised for the safety of their lives. The ICG, as ‘First Responder At Sea,’ immediately deployed an ALH helicopter to take stock of the situation. Mea...Read More

Porbandar: The Deep Depression formed over south Rajasthan and adjoining North Gujarat is forecasted to move west-southwestwards and emerge into northeast Arabian sea off Saurastra and Kutch coast around 28-29 August 2024 which will cause inclement weather over the state and then along adjoining coast and sea. Indian Coast Guard is synchronising proactive and preventive measures for the safety of our seafarers especially the fishermen. Indian Coast Guard assets are maintaining 24X7 vig...Read More

Porbandar: Indian Coast Guard conducted a rescue operation in rough monsoon weather, saving an Indian national aboard the Motor Tanker Zeal. The vessel was about 20 kilometers off the coast of Porbandar in the early hours of July 21, 2024. The patient was suffering from numbness in the lower body and had a very weak pulse. The ICG ALH helicopter from the Coast Guard Air Enclave in Porbandar was dispatched at dawn on July 21, 2024, despite challenging weather conditions, to perform a medical e...Read More

Kutch: In yet another rescue operation at sea on Tuesday around 11:30 am, an Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat, C-437, saved a fisherman named Sanjay Giga from drowning at sea, approximately 22 km from Jakhau. The ship, while on area surveillance off the Kutch coast, received an alert from the fishing boat Marwa. The ICG ship diverted and expeditiously reached the incident location. Within no time, the casualty was located, and the fisherman was found in an unconscious state. First aid was ...Read More

Porbandar: In the second such operation in just 24 hours, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad and the Indian Coast Guard have seized approximately 173 kg of drugs off the Gujarat coast. The law enforcement agencies have apprehended two individuals along with the drugs from the sea off the Porbandar coast. It is learned that the seized narcotics, believed to be Hashish, are valued at 60 crore rupees, and the two arrested individuals are of Indian origin who went to Pakistan to bring it into the c...Read More

Kutch: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has strategically based additional Hovercraft at Jakhau, close to the Indo-Pak Maritime frontier and a capital ship at Vadinar in Gulf of Kutch. ICGS Samudra Pavak, a specialised Marine Pollution Control Vessel will now operate from the new Coast Guard Jetty at Vadinar that was recently inaugurated on 01 March 2024 by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shree Ajay Bhatt. Gulf of Kutch is a fast developing area particularly in the oil and port sectors where 70% of the count...Read More