Commissioning of Coast Guard Interceptor Boat C-148 at Averaval
At an impressive ceremony held today at Veraval, Gujrat Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat, C-148 was commissioned by Vice Admiral Anil Chopra, Director General Coast Guard.
The C-148 is the sixth in the series of Eleven boats, designed and built indigenously by M/s ABG Shipyard, Surat. It is fitted with ultra modern navigational and communication equipment and will be deployed for enhancing close coast surveillance capability of the Indian Coast Guard.
The 28 metre Interceptor Boat with 90 tons displacement is Commanded by Commandant (Junior Grade) Kanwaljeet Singh and manned by 12 men. The boat has an endurance of 500 nautical miles at an economical speed of 25 knots. It can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots responding to a fast developing situation at sea. In addition to various state-of-art navigational and communication equipment, automatic small arms are also provided in this boat. The boat is fitted with 12.7 mm ‘Prahari’ Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) for effective fire power.
With the induction of C-148, the Coast Guard fleet now comprises of 44 ships, 19 Interceptor Boats, 06 Hovercraft, 24 Fixed Wing Aircraft (Dornier) and 21 Helicopters.
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