CHENNAI: Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Vajra’, the sixth offshore patrol vessel to boost coastal safety, was formally commissioned into service right here on Wednesday.
At an occasion to mark the commissioning of the ship, Chief of Defence workers Basic Bipin Rawat formally unveiled a ‘plaque’ and the ship’s title board ‘Vajra’ that means ‘Thunderbolt’ on the Chennai Port Belief.
The ship was indigenously designed and constructed by Larsen and Toubro Ship constructing Ltd.
Sixth within the sequence of seven offshore patrol vessels, Vajra is fitted with extremely refined navigation and communication methods.
The ship has a 30mm gun as essential armament and outfitted with 2 FCS managed 12. 7 mm SRCG (Stabilised Distant Managed Gun) for enhanced combating effectivity.
A few of the hi-tech options of the vessel embrace — an built-in bridge system, excessive energy exterior combating System, bow thruster and automatic energy administration system.
The ship is designed to hold one twin engine helicopter with night time flying capabilities and likewise 4 excessive velocity boats, two inflexible hull inflatable boats for taking over search and rescue, legislation enforcement and maritime patrolling.
A air pollution response tools to comprise oil spills at sea is fitted within the ship, which is propelled by twin MTU 8000 sequence engines, able to attaining 26 knots of high velocity and endurance of 5,000 nautical miles.
Deputy inspector basic Alex Thomas is the commanding officer of the ship, which might have 14 officers and 88 males.
The ship could be based mostly at Tuticorin below the operational management of coast guard japanese area.
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the commissioning ceremony was carried out in full adherence to the usual working procedures laid out by the federal government.
