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Panaji, March 17 (IANS)

Defence Minister A.K. Antony commissioned ICGS Vishwast, a new generation Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel (OPV), at an impressive ceremony here Wednesday.
“Vishwast, meaning ‘Trustworthy’, is a projection of the Indian Coast Guard’s will and commitment to maritime order and security,” a defence ministry statement said.


ICGS Vishwast, the first of its class, has been indigenously designed and built by the Goa Shipyard Limited and is equipped with the most advanced navigational and communication sensors.

The special features of the ship include an integrated bridge system, an integrated machinery control system, a high-power external firefighting system and an indigenously built gun mount.

The infrared surveillance system to be installed on board will provide additional capability to detect targets at night that otherwise could evade radar detection due to their small size or rough weather.

The ship is designed to carry one helicopter and five high-speed boats for search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, exclusive economic zone surveillance, high speed interdiction and marine pollution response missions.

The ship is 90 metres long, displaces 2,400 tons, and is propelled by 9,100 KW twin diesel engines to attain a maximum speed of 26 Knots. At economical speeds, she has an endurance of 4,500 nautical miles and can stay at sea for 17 days without replenishment.

“This sustenance and reach, coupled with the most modern weapons, provides ICGS Vishwast the capabilities of performing the role of a command platform for the conduct of all Coast Guard operations on both the high seas and close to the coast,” the defence ministry statement said.

Crewed by eight officers and 82 men, ICGS Vishwast will be based at Chennai under the administrative and operational control of the Commander, Coast Guard Region (East).

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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is adding teeth to its armour. On Wednesday in Goa, the agency charged with handling India's costal security inducted yet another indigenous ship, the INS Vishwast, meant to keep terror from landing on our western shores.

Designed and built at the Goa Shipyard, the Vishwast comes with the most high-tech communication tools. Here's a gist of the features:

* 90 metre vessel, maximum speed 26 knots
* Can spend 17 days at a stretch at sea
* Will carry one Advance Light Helicopter
* Will carry 5 high-speed boats


"It's more modern and sophisticated than earlier vessels. Automated, customer friendly and not manpower intensive, it's a vessel of the future," says Commandant S Paramesh, the ship's commanding officer.

Over the next 5 years the Centre plans to spend 400 crores on coastal security. Apart from developing a remote-controlled coastal surveillance network, the expenditure will be on:

* 7 Off-shore Patrol Vessels
* 20 Fast Patrol Vessels
* 6 Hovercrafts
* 41 Interceptor Boats
* 40 Coastal Police Stations


"There hasn't been another mishap since 26/11 because deterrence has worked, and that's what we are working on," says Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Director General of the ICG. "We have been working hard to get fishermen to become our eyes and ears, as they are the first line of defence," adds Inspector General S P S Basra, COMCG (West).

Seven other offshore patrol vessels like the Vishwast will be inducted in the months ahead into the country's coastal security system. Given that India continues to be on the terror radar, hopefully vessels like this will help bridge the gap between security and vulnerability.
 
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The launching of this vessel is in keeping with the fifteen years perspective plan of the Indian Coast Guard. It is envisaged that by the end of the XIth plan the Indian Coast Guard would have added further to its inventory 2 AOPVs, 3 OPVs, 3 PCVs, 11 IBs, 21 IPVs, 4 FPVs, 19 Helicopters and 10 fixed wing aircraft.


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Offshore Patrol Vessel inducted into Coast Guard​

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In this handout picture released by the Ministry of Defence, Defence Minister A.K. Antony inspects a guard of honour of naval troops during a ceremony to formally commission Offshore Patrol Vehicle ICGS Vishwast into the Indian Coast Guard at the Goa Shipyard on Wednesday.


ICGS ‘Vishwast' is primarily designed for patrolling and policing maritime zones

The maritime security of the country's west coast got a boost on Wednesday with the induction of a state-of-the-art new generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) — ICGS ‘Vishwast' — into the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).

‘Vishwast,' which means ‘trustworthy,' is an OPV indigenously designed in-house and built by the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), the south Goa-based Defence shipyard, and was formally commissioned into the ICG by Defence Minister A.K. Antony at a ceremony at the GSL on Wednesday.

Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, Secretary Defence (Production) R.K. Singh, Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard Vice Admiral A.K. Chopra, JS (Naval Systems) Gyanesh Kumar, NM Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai and CMD GSL Rear Admiral (retired) Vineet Bakshi were present at the ceremony.

This OPV is the only vessel of this class in the world with the sophistication, large range of facilities for pollution control, fire fighting, search and rescue and patrolling provided in a 90-metre vessel, GSL officials said.

The ship is primarily designed for patrolling and policing maritime zones, search and rescue operations, maritime surveillance, anti-smuggling operations, pollution response against oil spillages and external fire-fighting. —

FOCUS ON COASTAL SECURITY

Reiterating the Centre's thrust on coastal security, Mr. Antony said: “The government has approved all that the Coast Guard has asked for in terms of assets and manpower so that their capabilities are enhanced.

“In all, 14 new Coast Guard stations have been approved recently, and fast track procurement of ships, boats and aircraft has been permitted.”

He urged the Coast Guard to be more professional and committed to duty.

“The delineation of the continental shelf and the resulting increase in the Exclusive Economic Zone mean that the Indian Coast Guard will have more sea area to monitor,” Mr. Antony said, calling upon the Coast Guard to rise to the occasion and ensure that response time to emergency situations was further reduced.

He praised the GSL for efficiency and asked it to sustain its performance and focus on delivery period reduction and cost-competitiveness as regards defence shipbuilding.

MODERNISATION DRIVE

In his welcome remarks, Rear Admiral Bakshi said the GSL was on a modernisation drive that included the installation of a shiplift and the creation of GRP ship production infrastructure.

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