In a tragic incident, a ferry boat with 80 passengers and five crew members onboard capsized near Elephanta Caves after a small speedboat crashed into the vessel, which was carrying more than 80 passengers. At least one passenger has been confirmed dead in the incident. The Indian Navy launched the search-and-rescue operation in coordination with the Coast Guard and Marine Police.
18 December,2024 07:11 PM IST
As the threat of mischievous drone attacks and piracy bids loom large in Arabian Sea, Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal assured that the organisation is ready to tackle threats of drone attacks in Arabian sea and protect India’s maritime interests. “We have got eyes and ears everywhere, we have got aviation assets are flying day and night. When we generally spot hostile ships or vessels, we generally track them down. If the ships are not responding we zero on to them and make sure they are boarded,” said ICG DG Rakesh Pal while talking to ANI on the drone attacks in the Arabian Sea.
01 February,2024 06:18 PM IST
Indian Coast Guard, along with local administration and other agencies carry out a search and rescue operation at the spot of Morbi Bridge on November 01. Gujarat government has constituted a five-member committee headed to probe the bridge collapse incident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Morbi today.
01 November,2022 02:47 PM IST
According to an official press release, a joint operation by the DRI with Indian Coast Guard (ICG) codenamed Operation Khojbeen was launched on May 7. Under the said operation, Coast Guard ship Sujeet, with DRI officials onboard, maintained a close watch near the Exclusive Economic Zone. After several days of continuous search and monitoring amidst very rough seas, two suspected boats 'Prince' and 'Little Jesus' were noticed moving towards India. Both the Indian boats were intercepted by officers of ICG and DRI on May 18, off the coast of Lakshadweep Islands. A thorough search of both the boats was carried out at the Coast Guard District Headquarters at Kochi, which resulted in the recovery of 218 packets of 1 kg each of heroin, estimated to be around Rs 1,526 crore.
21 May,2022 05:41 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
