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Five Pakistani nationals have been arrested after a 16-day operation ended in a boarding near Lakshadweep, in one of India's largest maritime drug hauls Image Source: Indian Coast Guard Indian agencies have seized 526 kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine from an Iranian dhow in the Arabian Sea and arrested five Pakistani crew members, the home minister and the Coast Guard said on Wednesday. The boat was intercepted within India's exclusive economic zone about 160 nautical miles north-west of Lakshadweep and 490 nautical miles south-west of Mumbai, Home Minister Amit Shah said. The Coast Guard put the value of the consignment at more than ₹3,000 crore, roughly $340 million at current rates. The Coast Guard described an intelligence-led operation run jointly with Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad and central intelligence agencies, involving detection, sustained tracking and what it called a hot pursuit before its units boarded the vessel. Shah said the operation ran over 16...

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully rescued two U.S. crew members aboard a disabled sailing vessel, Sea Angel , stranded approximately 52 nautical miles southeast of Indira Point in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands on July 10, 2025. Image Source: Indian Coast Guard on X The vessel, caught in extreme weather, suffered a blown sail and an entangled propeller, rendering it non-operational.  Following a distress alert, the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Port Blair immediately activated rescue protocols, alerting nearby merchant ships and deploying ICG ship Rajveer to the scene. Rajveer established contact with the crew, conducted an on-site assessment, and confirmed both individuals were in good health despite challenging conditions.  On the morning of July 11, the vessel was safely towed and escorted to Campbell Bay harbour. The prompt and coordinated response highlights India’s growing maritime readiness and commitment to international maritime safety obli...

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has confirmed the successful rescue of 21 out of 24 crew members from the Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3 , which developed a severe list of approximately 26 degrees while navigating roughly 38 nautical miles southwest of Kochi . Image Source: Indian Coast Guard on X According to an official statement from @IndiaCoastGuard , the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Mumbai received a distress alert from the vessel late Friday evening. The container ship had departed Vizhinjam Port on May 23 and was en route to Kochi, with an expected arrival time of May 24. ICG units responded swiftly, deploying aircraft for aerial surveillance and coordinating rescue efforts with merchant vessels in the vicinity. Additional liferafts were deployed by air to aid the remaining crew still aboard the listing vessel. The Directorate General of Shipping, working in coordination with the ICG, has issued immediate directives to the ship’s managers to begin...

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) , in collaboration with the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) , hosted a two-day Marine Pollution Response Seminar and Workshop from May 21–22, 2025. The event, conducted in Haldia , aimed at enhancing preparedness, coordination, and rapid response capability among key stakeholders in managing oil spill incidents along the West Bengal coast . Image Source: Wiki/Logo The seminar, inaugurated by the ICG Commander (West Bengal), featured expert presentations by domain specialists from the ICG and HDC at the Coast Guard Pollution Response Cell . The event also included a practical demonstration of pollution response equipment, which allowed participants to gain a hands-on understanding of state-of-the-art pollution response systems and technical preparedness . Stakeholders from across the maritime and petrochemical sectors—such as the Kolkata Port Trust , Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Haldia Refinery, Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.,...