Second Edition of Coastal Defence Exercise Sea Vigil Begins

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News: The second edition of the biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-21’ has started.

Facts:

Exercise Sea Vigil: The inaugural edition of the exercise was conducted in January 2019. The exercise is being undertaken along the entire 7516 km coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India.
Coordinated by: It is coordinated by the Indian Navy and involves all the 13 coastal states and Union Territories along with other maritime stakeholders. It will also include fishing and coastal communities.
Objective: To provide a realistic assessment of our strengths and weaknesses and thus will help in further strengthening maritime and national security.
Significance: The exercise is a build-up towards the major Theatre-level exercise TROPEX [Theatre-level Readiness Operational Exercise] which the Indian Navy conducts every two years. SEA VIGIL and TROPEX together will cover the entire spectrum of maritime security challenges including the transition from peace to conflict.