New Delhi: Fourth in the series of five Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) ‘Yard 1236’ for Indian Coast Guard was launched and re-christened as Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak’ by Ms Veena Ajay Kumar, wife of Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, in an impressive ceremony at Goa Shipyard Limited on August 13 while adhering to protocol on global pandemic COVID-19.
This unique launching ceremony was conducted through video conferencing from Coast Guard Headquarters in New Delhi.
Among those present included Indian Coast Guard Director General K Natarajan.
The vessel has been designed and built indigenously by M/s Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) in keeping with ‘Make in India’. The Ship is fitted with state-of-the-art Navigation and Communication equipment, sensor and machinery. The 105 m ship displaces approx 2350 tonnes, and is propelled by two 9100 KW diesel engines designed to attain a maximum speed of 26 knots, with an endurance of 6000 Nm.
The sustenance and reach, coupled with the latest equipment and system, provides her the capability to perform the role of a command platform and undertake tasks to fulfill the Coast Guard charter.
The ship is designed to embark and carry a twin-engine helicopter, four high speed boats and one inflatable boat for swift boarding and Search and Rescue operations. The ship is also capable of carrying limited pollution response equipment to undertake oil spill pollution response at sea.
