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Coast Guard saves 30 crew members of sinking ship 04 August 2011
The Indian coast guard (ICG) helicopters today rescued 30 crewmen of a foreign cargo ship that sank off Mumbai coast this morning. The ICG and other Indian maritime safety agencies received SOS (Save Our Soles) message around 8 am from...
Keywords: Indian coast guard (ICG) helicopters, Samudri Prahar, Indian coast guard, Indonesian and Jordanian crew
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Italian marines’ lies nailed by Coast Guard 25 February 2012
Nailing the lies of the Italian naval marines who fired and killed two Indian fishermen on the pretext of avoiding a piracy attack in the Indian waters off Kerala coast on Feb 15, Indian Coast Guard’s inquiry has concluded that...
Keywords: killing of fishermen, piracy attack, piracy attack, killing of fishermen
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Dubai vessel a terrorist threat? 04 April 2013
Coast Guards on Thursday had been faced with a situation after a vessel traveling from Dubai had used a satellite telephone to make calls creating suspicion. It was intercepted off the coast of Mumbai where the five members on board...
Keywords: satellite phone, MSV Yusufi, thuraya satellite phone, coast guard
Read More Pakistan's boat blows itself 02 January 2015
Indian Coast Guards have spoiled a suspected terror strike when they have spotted a suspicious boat along the coastal line of Gujarat. According to the reports, the boat began its journey from Karachi and was carrying massive explosives along with...
Keywords: Coast Guards, Pakistan fishing boat, Indian Coast Guards, Coast Guards
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Neelam effect: Pratibha Cauvery runs aground, sailors rescued 01 November 2012
Cyclone Neelam has created havoc in Chennai. Mumbai bound Pratibha Cauvery ship had run aground in Chennai on Wednesday afternoon all because of the wild current in the sea due to cyclone. The ship was said to be moving towards...
Keywords: chennai cyclone, bay of bengal cyclone, cyclone neelam, cyclone havoc
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Kolkata inducts the latest hovercraft for maritime security 27 July 2012
A new hovercraft was secured by the Coast Guard region that was newly established in the North East in Kolkata. This Air Cushion Vessel was introduced in Haldia on Thursday afternoon. This would be the newest addition to the to...
Keywords: aerodynamic, Griffon Hovercraft Ltd, Griffon Hovercraft Ltd, Southampton
Read More Suspicious ship moving in Mumbai Sea waters 10 August 2011
Indian Coast Guard and the Navy were put on high alert today as fishermen sighted a ship making suspicious movements off the Mumbai coast and reported the matter to the authorities. “The ship was seen moving around in the sea...
Keywords: Coast Guard ship, Mumbai Sea waters, Suspicious ship, Indian fishermen
Read More On the wings of progress: Indian INSAT-3D satellite launched 26 July 2013
India's advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D was launched successfully from a European Space station. This spells a fast rate of progress to the country that has made the world take respectful notice. Despite many infamous controversies that India was embroiled in...
Keywords: defense services, advanced weather satellite, Indian Coast Guard, Ariane 5 rocket
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ABG Class Pollution Control Vessel.."Samudra Prahari" 09 March 2013
On Thursday, "Samudra Prahari" which is the Indian Coast Guard's first pollution control vessel arrived in Oman for a four-day friendly visit, according to a press release issued by the mission on Wednesday evening. Moreover it's that during the visit,...
Keywords: Indian Coast Guard personnel, fire control system, Indian pollution control vessel, High Power External Fire Fighting System
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Top Gun director Tony Scott jumps of a bridge, dies 20 August 2012
Tony Scott, the director who was well known to the world after his smashing hit Top Gun starring Tom Cruise, had jumped of a county bridge in Los Angeles had died in the mishap. He had also been popular for...
Keywords: U S Coast Guard, Tom Cruise, Tony Scott, Los Angeles
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Bravery in the time of havoc 09 November 2012
Displaying the sign of extreme courage five brave fishermen jumped into the sea for saving lives of sailors from drowning. In the middle of the Cyclone Nilam havoc on the coast of Chennai the news is indeed remarkable as a...
Keywords: tamilnadu, elliots beach, mt pratibha cauvery, jayalalitha
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Vessel rammed a fishing boat off Kozhikode coast... 17 January 2013
Vessel rammed a fishing boat off Kozhikode coast resulted in injuring three fishermen and which was identified to be the Panama flag merchant vessel by the Coast Guard on Thursday. According to Coast Guard officials, the vessel has been identified...
Keywords: kozhikode, kerala, kerala, fishing
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Beacon signals from Coast Guard's missing Dornier detected 13 June 2015
Dornier CG 791 aircraft went missing along with three officers on board, while it was returning after a regular surveillance sortie last Monday evening. The aircraft was 16 nautical miles off Chidambaram coast at 9.23 PM, while it lost contact....
Keywords: Sonar Locator Beacon, Sonar Locator Beacon, Coast Guard, Indian Navy
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Coast guard questions Italian ship crew on fishermen killing 17 February 2012
Even as the killing of two fishermen by the Naval guards of the Italian merchant ship on Wednesday has been taking the form of a diplomatic row between India and Italy, police and Coast Guard personnel are questioning the crew...
Keywords: Italian oil tanker, Somali pirates, Italian oil tanker, Killing of Indian fishermen
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