(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Indian Coast Guard ship (ICGS) Vijit will make a friendly visit to the Doha Port between December 20
and December 23.
"The visit is being made in the framework of the deep-rooted ties, time-tested friendship, and multifaceted co-operation between India and Qatar," the Indian embassy in Qatar said in a statement.
ICGS Vijit, the second in the series of 90m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), was designed and built by India's Goa Shipyard and was commissioned on
December 11, 2010.
Vijit, which means victorious, is a projection of Indian Coast Guards' will and commitment "To Serve and Protect" the maritime interests of the South Asian nation.
ICGS Vijit has 19 Officers and 120 other personnel under the Command of Deputy Inspector General Rakesh Pal and is based at Porbandar, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The vessel is under the administrative and operational control of the commander of the headquarters at the Coast Guard Region (NW) in Gandhinagar.
Since commissioning, the ship has spent 600 days at sea and has logged 101,537 nautical miles.
This OPV is equipped with the most advanced navigation and communication equipment, sensors and state of art
machinery.
The ship on joining coast guard has been deployed extensively for Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance and similar duties as enshrined in the Coast Guard Charter.
The vessel has been deployed in the North Western region, more so along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) to safeguard India's maritime interests.
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