ICG Boosts Pollution Response with its Largest Pollution Control Ship, Samudra Pratap
Vasco da Gama: The Indian Coast Guard today inducted its first indigenously designed and built Pollution Control Vessel, Samudra Pratap (Yard 1267), marking a significant milestone in maritime environmental protection and naval capability. The induction, carried out today under the two-vessel Pollution Control Vessel project of Goa Shipyard Limited, reflects the Government of India’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and the Make in India initiative, with over 60 per cent indigenous content incorporated in the vessel.
At 114.5 metres in length and 16.5 metres in breadth, with a displacement of 4,170 tonnes, Samudra Pratap is the largest ship in the Coast Guard’s fleet, substantially enhancing its operational reach and pollution response capability. It is equipped with a 30mm CRN-91 gun, two 12.7mm stabilised remote-controlled guns with integrated fire control systems, an indigenously developed Integrated Bridge System, an Integrated Platform Management System, an Automated Power Management System, and a high-capacity external firefighting system.
The vessel is the first Indian Coast Guard ship to feature Dynamic Positioning capability (DP-1) along with FiFi-2 / FFV-2 notation certification, enabling high-precision operations in complex maritime environments. Its advanced pollution control systems include an Oil Fingerprinting machine, a Gyro Stabilised Standoff Active Chemical Detector, and onboard Pollution Control laboratory equipment, allowing the ship to detect and analyse contaminants, recover viscous oil, and separate oil from polluted water within India’s Exclusive Economic Zone and beyond.
The induction ceremony was attended by Deputy Inspector General V. K. Parmar, Principal Director (Material), Indian Coast Guard, Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director of Goa Shipyard Limited, and other senior officials from both the Coast Guard and the shipyard, highlighting the collaborative effort behind this landmark achievement.
– global bihari bureau
