Rajnath Singh to commission Coast Guard’s new pollution control vessel on January 5

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Samudra Pratap’, the first of two pollution control vessels, in Goa on Monday (January 5, 2025).

The vessel is equipped with advanced systems to detect oil spills, enabling comprehensive pollution response operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and beyond.

“It is capable of high precision operations, recover pollutants from viscous oil, analyse contaminants, and separate oil from contaminated water,” the Indian Coast Guard said.

The 114.5 metres long and 4,200-tonne vessel boasts a speed of more than 22 knots and an endurance of 6,000 nautical miles, significantly enhancing the ICG’s pollution response, fire-fighting and maritime safety and security capabilities.

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, according to the ICG.

The ship will be based at ICG’s Kochi base.