India commissioned Samudra Pratap Coast Guard Ship

India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Pratap on Monday, the first of two indigenously designed Pollution Control Vessels (PCVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), at Goa, India.

Samudra Pratap is India’s first homegrown pollution control vessel and the largest ship in the Coast Guard’s fleet so far. The Defence Minister stated the commissioning of Samudra Pratap is noteworthy for numerous reasons, including the fact that  it added strength to Indian Coast Guard’s vision of self-reliance, boosts its security apparatus and reflects a commitment to sustainability, among others.