India Inducts ‘Samudra Pratap’, Its First Indigenous Pollution Control Vessel

The Indian Coast Guard has inducted another pollution control Vessel (PCV) named SAMUDRA PRATAP (Yard No. 1267). The vessel has been developed by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) in a project aimed at the development of pollution control vessels. The vessel has an indigenous component of over 60%, and the induction of the vessel is another sign of the success of the Aatmanirbhar and Make in India initiatives of the Indian government.

Samudra Pratap is the first pollution control ship that has been designed and manufactured in India to serve in the Indian Coast Guard. Additionally, this is the longest ship in the Indian Coast Guard’s fleet and will enable them to perform their duties easily at long ranges. The ship measures 114.5 m in length and 16.5 m in width and weighs 4,170 tonnes.

The PC Vessel is equipped with Dynamic Positioning capability (DP-1), with FiFi-2 / FFV-2 notation certificate and with advanced systems to detect oil spills viz Oil finger printing machine, Gyro stabilized Standoff Active Chemical Detector and PC lab equipment 

Most importantly, Samudra Pratap is designed to detect, analyse, and clean up oil spills and other marine pollution. It can identify the source of oil spills, detect harmful chemicals from a distance, recover thick oil from the sea, test polluted water, and separate oil from contaminated water. These features allow the ship to respond quickly and effectively to pollution incidents within India’s sea zones and even beyond.

The induction ceremony was attended by senior officials from the Indian Coast Guard and Goa Shipyard Limited, including DIG V K Parmar and GSL Chairman and Managing Director Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay.