The Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ICGS Arnvesh was commissioned at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The vessel was commissioned by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command, Vice-Admiral HCS Bisht. The ship is built by the Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL).
The ship is primarily intended to undertake surveillance at sea, coastal patrol, anti-smuggling and anti-piracy operations and rescue operations. The ICG Arnvesh is equipped with the most-advanced navigational and communication sensors and equipment, including night vision capabilities.
The vessel among the 20 FPVs indigenously built by CSL. It is capable of carrying a crew of five officers and 34 men on board. The ship is 50-metre long, 300-tonne vessel and also propelled by triple Rolls Royce Kamewa Water Jets. It can achieve a maximum speed of 33 knots.
The Vessel is fitted the state of the art communications and navigational equipment including night vision capabilities. Its main armament comprise 40/60 Bofors guns. Currently the Indian Coast Guard has 120 ships, 63 aircraft and 10,000 men and 5 air stations.
So now lets discuss some questions related to this post which can be asked in the upcoming exams :
1. Name the ICG vessel which has commissioned recently in Visakhapatnam ?
2. Expand the term FPV, ICG and CSL ?
3. The Indian Coast Guard vessel Arnvesh has been build by which shipyard ?