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A
Coast Guard Chetak helicopter carrying out rescue
at sea by means
of a winch
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Vice
Admiral OP Bansal taking the salute on board CGS
Vivek |
A
Jija Bai class patrol-craft CGS Akka Devi
participating in an exercise
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The
Coast Guard carried out exercises and minnows
recently at sea off Andaman & Nicobar Islands
in coordination with the Indian Navy and the Army.
The
Coast Guard ships are involved in regular
anti-poaching and search-and -rescue operations.
The Fortress Andaman & Nicobar Islands is a
joint command of the Indian Navy and Army with
headquarters at Port Blair for the defence of the
islands.
The
Coast Guard uses offshore patrol vessels, SDBs,
Dornier aircraft and Chetak helicopeters to keep a
vigil on Indian territorial waters and exclusive
economic zone. It is also prepared to contain and
neutralise oil slicks and pollutants at sea. A
regional headquarters of the Coast Guard is
located at Port Blair. The exercises were
witnessed by Vice Admiral OP Bansal, FORTAN on
board CGS Vivek.
input
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Col Shruti Kant
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A
Coast Guard crew firing a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun
at a target from
CGS Vivek
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A
Coast Guard patrol-craft and a Dornier patrolling
the seas off Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
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Vice
Admiral OP Bansal, Fortress Commander, Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, Brig IK Arora of the Amphibian
Force and Cmde Dey, Commander of the Coast Guard
Region on board CGS Vivek
during the exercise
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UN
Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan being
conducted
to the training areas by Lt Gen RK Sawhney,
Deputy
Chief of Army Staff (T & C), to see the
training being
imparted to the Indian troops leaving for
UN Mission in Ethiopia
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Admiral
VS Shekhawat (retired), ex-Chief of the Naval
Staff and the chief guest, Vice Admiral Vinod
Pasricha, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief,
Eastern Naval Command and Rear Admiral Arun
Auditto (retired), the first Commanding Officer of
INS Kurusura (extreme right) at Submarine Museum,
Visakhapatnam. Also seen in the picture are Mrs
Rajana Ramani, the Mayor of Visakhapatnam city and
Mr JSV Prasad, District Collector
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