SC wants women in Coast Guard treated fairly as it is irked over non-grant of permanent commission

SC wants women in Coast Guard treated fairly as it is irked over non-grant of permanent commission

Representational image of Indian Coast Guard women personnel at an event in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The Supreme Court on Monday came down hard on the Centre and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for denial of permanent commission to its women officers and said the maritime force must come up with a … Read more

INCOIS develops SARAT-1 for search & operations on sea

INCOIS develops SARAT-1 for search & operations on sea

A Malaysian Airlines flight 370 flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing carrying 227 passengers lost contact with the Air Traffic Control (ATC), deviated from its planned flight path and crashed somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean in March 2014. An expensive multinational search for the missing aircraft lasted for three years due to the vast … Read more

Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen post-landfall of cyclone Sitrang

Indian Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen post-landfall of cyclone Sitrang

The fishermen would be handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard in accordance with the MoU existing between the two Coast Guards. The fishermen would be handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard in accordance with the MoU existing between the two Coast Guards. In a coordinated search and rescue operation, the Indian Coast Guard … Read more

Eight ships from Indian Navy, Coast Guard avert environmental disaster; douse fire on oil vessel

Eight ships from Indian Navy, Coast Guard avert environmental disaster; douse fire on oil vessel

NEW DELHI: In a massive effort, Indian Navy and Coast Guard in association with Sri Lankan Navy averted a major environmental disaster when they put out a fire onboard a fully laden Indian Oil Corp (IOC) chartered super tanker, saving the entire cargo and preventing an oil spill. “This is a story of great coordination … Read more