News: The Indian Coast Guard inducted its first indigenously built Pollution Control Vessel, Samudra Pratap, at Goa Shipyard Limited on 23 December 2025.
About Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) – Samudra Pratap
- Samudra Pratap is the first indigenously designed and built Pollution Control Vessel of the Indian Coast Guard.
- Inducted by: It was inducted into service by the Indian Coast Guard.
- Built by: The vessel was designed and constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited under the Pollution Control Vessel project.
- Key features
- Size: The vessel measures 114.5 m in length and 16.5 m in breadth, with a displacement of 4,170 tonnes.
- Navigation system: It has Dynamic Positioning capability (DP-1), a retractable stern thruster, and an Integrated Bridge System.
- Pollution control system: It has two side-sweeping arms, a modern radar system for detecting oil slicks, an oil finger printing machine, a Gyro stabilized Standoff Active Chemical Detector, and PC lab equipment, enabling recovery, analysis, separation, and storage of pollutants.
- Combat system: It carries a 30mm CRN-91 gun and two 12.7mm stabilised remote-controlled guns with integrated fire control systems.
- Indigenous system: It has over 60% indigenous content and includes indigenously developed systems like Integrated Platform Management System and Automated Power Management System.
- Significance: The vessel strengthens India’s capability to control marine pollution, enforce maritime laws, and safeguard the Exclusive Economic Zone.
