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ICG inducts the first in-built PCV Samudra Pratap. Photo: Goa Shipyard Limited/X

Aatmanirbhar Bharat at Sea: India inducts Samudra Pratap. Know all details

| @indiablooms | Dec 24, 2025, at 04:25 pm

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) inducted the first in-built Pollution Control Vessel (PCV), Samudra Pratap (Yard 1267) on Tuesday under the 02 PCV project of Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).

With over 60% indigenous content, the induction of this ship reinforces the vision of Government’s   Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.

‘Samudra Pratap’ is the first indigenously designed and built Pollution Control Vessel of the Indian Coast Guard.

It is the largest ship in the ICG fleet, significantly enhancing the Coast Guard’s operational reach and capability. Measuring 114.5 metres in length and 16.5 metres in breadth, with a displacement of 4,170 tonnes, the vessel is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including a 30mm CRN-91 gun, two 12.7mm stabilised remote-controlled guns with integrated fire control systems, an indigenously developed Integrated Bridge System, Integrated Platform Management System, Automated Power Management System, and a high-capacity external firefighting system.

The PC Vessel is the first Indian Coast Guard ship to be equipped with Dynamic Positioning capability (DP-1), with FiFi-2 / FFV-2 notation certificate.

"It is equipped with advanced systems to detect oil spills viz Oil finger printing machine, Gyro stabilized Standoff Active Chemical Detector and PC lab equipment enabling comprehensive pollution response operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone and beyond.  It is capable of high precision operations, recover pollutants from viscous oil, analyse contaminants, and separate oil from contaminated water," read a government statement.

The induction ceremony was graced by DIG V K Parmar, PD (MAT), ICG; Shri Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, Chairman & Managing Director, GSL and other senior officials from ICG and GSL.

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