Keel Laid for First Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel of ICG at MDL Mumbai
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The
keel-laying ceremony of Yard 16401, the first of six Next Generation Offshore
Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), was held at Mazagon
Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), Mumbai on 22 July 2025. The 117-meter-long vessel
will have a range of 5,000 nautical miles, a crew capacity of 11 officers and
110 personnel, and a top speed of 23 knots. They will be equipped with advanced
technologies such as AI-based predictive maintenance, Remote Piloted Drones,
Integrated Bridge System (IBS), and Integrated Platform Management System
(IPMS).
Chief Staff Officer (Tech), ICG Regional Headquarters
(North West) Deputy Inspector General RH Nandodkar, presided over the ceremony
in the presence of Executive Director (Ship Building), MDL, A Vinod and senior
officials from the ICG and MDL. The NGOPVs are being constructed under a
contract signed on 20 December 2023 and are fully indigenous under the Buy
(Indian-IDDM) category, aligned with the government’s vision of Aatmanirbhar
Bharat.
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