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New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The keel-laying ceremony of an Indian Coast Guard fast patrol vessel (FPV) -- the fourth in a series of 14 being built for coastal security, search and rescue, and law enforcement -- was held on Monday, officials said. The ships are being built in consonance with the nation's vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and are poised to augment the ICG's presence in the Indian Ocean Region, they said. "Keel-laying ceremony for FPV-4 (Yard 16504) along with plate cutting ceremony for ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the middle of a high-risk rescue operation deep inside Iran, a seemingly simple radio message -- "Power be to God" -- sent ripples of concern through the Pentagon, briefly raising fears that a downed American airman may have fallen into enemy hands. The phrase, reportedly transmitted by the stranded U.S. weapons systems officer after his F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran, was considered "off-script" and unusual under strict military survival protocols. According to official ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (UNI) US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that in a 'miraculous search and rescue operation,' the US had rescued and safely 'retrieved' from deep inside Iranian territory the two fighter pilots who went missing after Iranian forces shot down an F-15 fighter aircraft. 'WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans. The pilot is now SAFE and SOUND. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine,' Trump said on Sunday morning on his social media platform. Iran had shot down a US F15 f ...Read More >
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that an American service member who went missing after their F-15E Strike Eagle was downed by Iran has been successfully recovered. According to the President, the recovery was the result of a massive rescue operation utilizing "dozens of aircraft". "Over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in US History," Trump said in a statement. He added that the airman was ...Read More >
New Delhi: US forces have recovered the second missing crew member from an F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over southwestern Iran, officials confirmed early Sunday, capping a high-stakes search-and-rescue operation carried out under heavy fire. The dramatic recovery, seen in shaky nighttime footage aired by Al Jazeera and widely shared on social media, came hours after the Pentagon said one crew member had already been pulled to safety. The second airman was located and extracted after intense co ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Iranian military has reportedly intercepted and shot down a U.S. A-10 ground-attack aircraft, marking a sharp escalation in the intensifying aerial conflict between the United States and Iran amid raging West Asia war.. This claim follows separate media reports indicating that a second combat aircraft belonging to the US Air Force had crashed in the Middle East on Friday. These combined incidents have significantly heightened tensions across the region as military activities inte ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the West Asia war showing no signs of ebbing, US President Donald Trump, in his first comments after the jet crashes has asserted that the destruction of an American military aircraft will have no bearing on diplomatic discussions with Iran, as per news reports. Dismissing the notion that the event would impede negotiations, the President stated, "No, not at all. No, it's war. We're in war." These remarks represent the leader's first public response to the loss of an American p ...Read More >
New Delhi: A powerful 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Thursday, leaving at least one person dead and damaging several buildings in North Sulawesi province, officials said. While local disaster mitigation agencies and Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency are yet to release official assessments, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake's epicentre was located at 1.20 degrees north latitude and 126.35 degrees east longitude, and the tremor hit at a shall ...Read More >
KOCHI: Stranded at sea, with no food and no land at sight, 40-year-old Ranjumoni Sonowal kept on swimming for 36 hours clinging on to two plastic cans. By the time Indian Coast Guard ship Arnvesh found him, Ranjumoni was weak and dehydrated. Ranjumoni, a fisherman employed by Tamil Nadu-registered mechanised fishing vessel 'Zion', went missing late on March 30 night when the vessel was returning.The incident happened nearly 27km off the Kochi coast. The boat workers informed Maritime Rescue Co ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Indian Navy on Tuesday received the delivery of 'Malwan', the second anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, built by Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi. On the same day, the Navy also launched a next-generation offshore patrol vessel built at Goa Shipyard.INS Malwan draws its name from the coastal town of Malwan in Maharashtra, a region intrinsically linked to the illustrious maritime heritage of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and also encapsulates the legacy of the erstwhile INS Mal ...Read More >
Kochi: A 40-year-old fisherman who went missing from a fishing vessel was rescued after drifting alone at sea for nearly 36 hours without food or water, in a search operation carried out by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) off the Kochi coast. The rescued man has been identified as Ranjumoni Sonowal, a crew member of the Tamil Nadu-registered mechanised fishing vessel Zion. He went missing late on the night of March 30 while the vessel was returning to the coast after fishing in the outer sea. Acc ...Read More >
Two days after search operations for missing Indian rallyist Hari Singh were called off in the Maldives, uncertainty continues to weigh on his family and the motorsport fraternity, who will be gathering for a prayer meet at the Sector 8 gurdwara at 12 pm. The search for the 59-year-old, who went missing after a speedboat accident near Felidhoo Island on the night of March 19, was officially concluded on March 27 after more than a week of efforts yielded no breakthrough. Expressing deep concern ...Read More >
Seven people were killed after an air ambulance transporting a patient from Ranchi to New Delhi, crashed in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Monday night. The flight, which was expected to reach the national capital by 10pm, crashed before it could reach Delhi. As reported by HT earlier, the chartered plane took off from Ranchi at 7:11pm from the Birsa Munda Airport. In the statement issued by the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it was stated that the plane lost contact with Kolkata at 7:3 ...Read More >
The advanced weapons, sensors and avionics suite make the helicopter a versatile and capable asset for the Navy, offering enhanced capabilities to address conventional as well as asymmetric threats, they said The Indian Navy will commission its second MH-60R multi-role helicopter squadron, INAS 335 (Ospreys), on December 17 at INS Hansa in Goa, significantly strengthening its aviation and maritime combat capabilities. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi will be present at the commiss ...Read More >
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In a significant step toward strengthening maritime ties, the Indian Coast Guard's Offshore Patrol Vessel ICG Ship Sarthak arrived at Iran's strategic port of Chabahar on December 16, making it the first-ever visit by an Indian Coast Guard ship to the facility, as reported by CNN-News18. The port call, which will last until December 19, is part of the vessel's ongoing deployment to Gulf countries. Officials say the visit will provide a platform for professional interactions between Indian and I ...Read More >
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard's ship 'Sarthak' has entered the strategic port of Chabahar in Iran as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to Gulf countries, officials said on Wednesday. During the port call, Sarthak, an offshore patrol vessel, will engage in a range of activities to strengthen institutional linkages and enhance mutual understanding in maritime safety and security, they said. The ship entering the Chabahar port marks the "first-ever visit of an ICG ship" to the port, undersco ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 17 (ANI): MH-60R helicopters were used during Operation Sindoor, and they "did what they were supposed to do," Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Wednesday, following the commissioning of the second squadron to operate the helicopter. Speaking exclusively with ANI about the operations of MH-60R, the Indian Navy Chief said, "Operation Sindoor is still on. Therefore, any operational details about the performance of platforms are not in order. Suffic ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 17 (ANI): MH-60R helicopters were used during Operation Sindoor, and they "did what they were supposed to do," Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Wednesday, following the commissioning of the second squadron to operate the helicopter. Speaking exclusively with ANI about the operations of MH-60R, the Indian Navy Chief said, "Operation Sindoor is still on. Therefore, any operational details about the performance of platforms are not in order. Suffic ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Indian Navy commissioned its second MH 60R helicopter squadron, INAS 335 (Ospreys), at NS Hansa, Goa, in the presence of Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, the Chief of the Naval Staff. Addressing the commission ceremony, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said, "I am delighted to be here today at the home base of Indian Naval Aviation, INS Hansa, for the commissioning of INS 335 'Osprey'. The induction of the MH-60 Romeo multirole helicopter as the first operational squ ...Read More >
Hansa (Goa) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Indian Navy will achieve another key milestone on Wednesday with the commissioning of INAS 335 'Osprey,' its second MH-60R helicopter squadron, at INS Hansa in Goa, further strengthening its maritime surveillance and combat capabilities. The commissioning ceremony will be held in the presence of Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, who will be the chief guest at the event. With the induction of the squadron, the Navy's operational ...Read More >
Hansa (Goa) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Indian Navy will achieve another key milestone on Wednesday with the commissioning of INAS 335 'Osprey,' its second MH-60R helicopter squadron, at INS Hansa in Goa, further strengthening its maritime surveillance and combat capabilities. The commissioning ceremony will be held in the presence of Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, who will be the chief guest at the event. With the induction of the squadron, the Navy's operational ...Read More >
Hansa (Goa) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Indian Navy will achieve another key milestone on Wednesday with the commissioning of INAS 335 'Osprey,' its second MH-60R helicopter squadron, at INS Hansa in Goa, further strengthening its maritime surveillance and combat capabilities. The commissioning ceremony will be held in the presence of Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, who will be the chief guest at the event. With the induction of the squadron, the Navy's operational ...Read More >
ICG Ship Sachet, which was returning from deployment to East African nations, was directed to assist. (Representative image) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has carried out a challenging long-distance medical evacuation of an injured Iranian fisherman from the vessel Al-Owais in the Arabian Sea, roughly 1,500 km west of Kochi. The rescue began after the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai, received an alert from its Iranian counterpart in Chabahar about an onboard explosion and engi ...Read More >
The Indian Coast Guard said it rescued 31 fishermen stranded aboard the fishing boat IFB Sant Anton-I, which had been adrift in the Arabian Sea for 11 days due to a steering gear failure. IMAGE: The 31 fishermen after being rescued by the Coast Guard. Photograph: ANI Photo/Coast Guard The Goa-based vessel was reported missing about 100 nautical miles off New Mangalore, prompting swift action from the ICG's Karnataka headquarters. According to a press release issued on Sunday, the ICG deployed ...Read More >
Mangaluru: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 31 fishermen from the fishing vessel IFB Sant Anton-I, which had been adrift in the Arabian Sea for 11 days after suffering a steering gear failure. The distress call was received on October 24, prompting Coast Guard Headquarters No. 3 (Karnataka) to launch a Search and Rescue (SAR) operation. The fishing boat, which had set sail from Goa, was last reported about 100 nautical miles off the New Mangalore coast before losing contact. The Coast Guar ...Read More >
Panaji: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) launched two fast patrol vessels (FPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) -- ICGS Ajit and ICGS Aparajit -- on Friday, making the 320-tonne vessels the last two ships in the series of eight FPVs being indigenously built for the ICG."The launch marks the completion of all eight FPV launches and a historical feat of 10 coast guard ships launching and two deliveries in the last 14 months at GSL. In total, these are the 42nd and 43rd Coast Guard ships built by GSL," ...Read More >
Cochin Shipyard Limited has delivered 'Mahe', the first of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, to the Indian Navy. This warship is the largest Indian Naval vessel propelled by a Diesel Engine-Waterjet combination. It is designed for underwater surveillance and search and rescue operations. The induction of these ships will significantly boost the Navy's shallow water anti-submarine warfare capabilities. Cochin Shipyard Limited on Thursday delivered 'Mahe', the first of the eight A ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Friday launched two advanced Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), ICG Ship Ajit and ICGS Aparajit, at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). These vessels are the seventh and eighth in a series of eight indigenously built FPVs being constructed by GSL for the ICG, marking an important step forward in enhancing the nation's coastal surveillance and response capabilities, said an official statement. Designed and built entirely by GSL, the FPVs refle ...Read More >
INS Trikand was deployed in the Gulf of Aden for maritime security operations. New Delhi: Indian warship INS Trikand carried out a rescue mission on board a Cameroon-flagged commercial carrier off the coast of Djibouti after the vessel caught fire, in which two crew members were killed. Photo Credit: Image posted on X by @indiannavy The vessel, MT Falcon, had 26 crew members (one British and 25 Indians), and 24 of them were rescued by merchant ships in the vicinity, according to the Indian N ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Indian warship INS Trikand carried out a rescue mission on board a Cameroon-flagged commercial carrier off the coast of Djibouti after the vessel caught fire, in which two crew members were killed. The vessel, MT Falcon, had 26 crew members (one British and 25 Indians), and 24 of them were rescued by merchant ships in the vicinity, according to the Indian Navy. It said INS Trikand was deployed in the Gulf of Aden for maritime security operations, and it rendered critica ...Read More >
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