GSL delivers final vessel ‘ICGS Saksham’ under 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project

GSL delivers final vessel ‘ICGS Saksham’ under 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project

• The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) delivered the 5th and final vessel of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project to the Indian Coast Guard, on February 08, 2022, ahead of contractual schedule.
• The vessel has been named as ICGS ‘Saksham’. 
• All 5 vessels under the project have been delivered before time to the Indian Coast Guard by GSL.
• The contract for 5 CGOPVs was inked between GSL and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 26th Aug 2016 for INR 20 billion.
• Other 4 vessels under the project are ICGS Sachet, ICGS Sujeet, ICGS Sajag and ICGS Sarthak respectively.
• Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is an Indian Government owned ship building company located on the West Coast of India at Vasco da Gama, Goa. Chairman & MD – Bharat Bhushan Nagpal

Points to Remember:

1. ICGS ‘Saksham’ has been built by which company?
2. ICGS ‘Saksham’ is which number of vessel in the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project?
3. Name of the 5th and final vessel of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project

Source: News On Air