Question – Recently, a surveillance boat has been assigned to the Indian Coast Guard. Which company has built this vessel ?
(a) Reliance
(b) Mazagaon Postyard
(c) Larsen and Toubro
(d) DRDO
Answer – (c)
Related facts
- Indian Coast Guard Ship C-453, the 17th of the 18 Interceptor Boat (IBs) project indigenously constructed by Larsen & Toubro Ltd, has recently(February 2021) been commissioned at Chennai.
- About the vessel/boat
- This is the 27.8-metre-long Interceptor Boat with a displacement of 105 tonnes and Max Speed of 45 knots (85 kmph) is capable of undertaking multifarious tasks including Surveillance, Interdiction, close coast patrol, Search and Rescue, in addition to rendering assistance to boats and craft in distress at sea.
- It is equipped with advanced navigation and communication systems.
- Future fleet of the coast guard
- Forty Ships are at various stages of construction at different Shipyards in India and 16 Advanced Light Helicopters MK III are being accepted by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bengaluru, which will provide the added teeth to the surveillance capabilities of the Coast Guard.
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