CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Saksham is the 5th and last Offshore Patrol Vessel designed and developed by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for Coast Guard.

Detailed explanation-2: -The previous series was also built by GSL - ICGS Samarth, ICGS Shoor, ICGS Sarathi, ICGS Shaunak, ICGS Shaurya and ICGS Sujay. The latest addition includes ICGS Sachet, ICGS Sujeet, ICGS Sajag, ICGS Sarthak and ICGS Saksham.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s Goa Shipyard Ltd delivered the 5th and final vessel of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project ahead of contractual schedule. The vessel was named ICGS ‘Saksham’. The point to be underlined- all 5 vessels have been delivered before time to the Indian Coast Guard.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ship has a complement of 10 Officers and 95 men and is presently commanded by deputy inspector general P Rajesh. KOCHI: The newly-commissioned Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Indian Coast Guard Ship Saksham (CG-22) joined the coast guard fleet Kochi on Wednesday.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indian Coast Guard has commissioned the fifth warship in the series of 105-meter long offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) ICGS Saksham at Goa Shipyard.