Indian Coast Guard

November 3, 2026 10:43 PM

Indian, Sri Lanka Coast Guards hold 9th High-Level Meeting to strengthen maritime cooperation

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) held their 9th High-Level Meeting (HLM) at Mirissa, Sri Lanka, on November 3, with a focus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in maritime safety, security and environmental protection. The Indian delegation was led by Paramesh Sivamani, Director General, Indian Coast Guard, while the Sri Lankan delegation was headed by Rear Admiral Ruwan Rupasena, Director General, Sri Lanka Coast Guard. The meeting focused on key areas of mutua...

October 29, 2026 11:49 PM

Cyclone Arnab: Over 55,000 evacuated across 9 districts in Odisha

The Odisha government on Thursday deployed over 300 teams from different disaster response agencies for rescue operations in flood-hit Ganjam and eight other districts, as cyclone ‘Arnab’ left a trail of destruction in several parts of the state, officials said. As many as 59,028 people, including 11,882 from Ganjam, have been evacuated to safety after their houses were inundated with floodwater, they said. State Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said 313 teams comprising nine fro...

October 29, 2026 3:08 PM

Indian Coast Guard launches rescue operation for stranded cargo ship off Andhra coast

The Indian Coast Guard launched a rescue operation on Thursday for six crew members aboard a Singapore-bound cargo ship stranded near the Ravva oilfield off the Kakinada coast in Andhra Pradesh following a suspected engine failure. The bulk carrier, Sigma Pearl, sailing under the Marshall Islands flag, reportedly suffered engine failure while navigating through the Ravva oilfield in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin. The malfunction is suspected to have been caused by severe cyclonic storm Arnab,...

October 16, 2026 1:38 AM

India, South Korea Coast Guards Hold 14th High-Level Meeting to Strengthen Maritime Cooperation

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) held their 14th High-Level Meeting (HLM) in Incheon, Republic of Korea, on October 14, to strengthen bilateral maritime cooperation and enhance operational coordination between the two maritime security agencies. According to a Ministry of Defence press release, the meeting reviewed existing operational frameworks and discussed a roadmap to deepen cooperation in key areas, including Maritime Search and Rescue (M-SAR), Marine Pollution...

October 13, 2026 1:46 PM

Indian Coast Guard team scales Mount Mukut ahead of planned Everest expedition in 2027

A 17-member Indian Coast Guard mountaineering team successfully scaled the 7,045-metre Mount Mukut on October 7, completing the final phase of an 18-month training programme for a planned Mount Everest expedition in 2027. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami flagged in the team at a ceremony in Dehradun on Monday, October 12. Conducted under the guidance of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, the expedition began on September 15. The team established Base Camp-I on Oc...

October 6, 2026 7:58 PM

MoS Defence Sanjay Seth to inaugurate SAREX-2026 off Paradip coast; 24th NMSAR Board Meeting in Bhubaneswar

Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth will inaugurate the 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2026) on October 7 and witness a search and rescue demonstration off the Paradip coast on October 8, as the Indian Coast Guard conducts the exercise to strengthen national and international maritime rescue preparedness. A key feature of SAREX-2026 will be the participation of 32 observers from 30 countries, highlighting the importance of cooperative protocols, strategic importa...

September 30, 2026 3:32 PM

ICG Seizes Narcotics Worth Over Rs 3,000 Crore in Arabian Sea, Apprehends Five

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG), in coordination with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Gujarat, has foiled a major maritime narcotics smuggling attempt in the Arabian Sea, west of Lakshadweep. The operation, conducted on September 25, resulted in the seizure of approximately 526 kg of high-grade narcotic substances, including heroin and methamphetamine, worth more than Rs 3,000 crore, according to the Ministry of Defence. Five Pakistani nationals operating the vessel were also apprehended ...

August 26, 2026 12:00 PM

India, Vietnam Coast Guards hold 7th high-level meeting in Chennai to strengthen maritime cooperation

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) held their seventh High-Level Meeting in Chennai on Tuesday, focusing on strengthening cooperation in maritime search and rescue, law enforcement, marine pollution response and capacity building. The meeting, held on August 25 under the framework of the 2015 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Coast Guard Cooperation, was co-chaired by ICG Director General Paramesh Sivamani and VCG Vice Commandant Major General Luong Dinh Hung. The tw...

July 28, 2026 3:07 PM

Defence Minister Announces Gender-Neutral Induction, Faster Ex-Gratia Relief for Coast Guard Families

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday unveiled two major policy reforms for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), introducing a gender-neutral framework for officer induction and career progression while simplifying the process of granting ex-gratia compensation to the families of personnel reported missing at sea during duty. The reforms were unveiled at Kartavya Bhavan-2 in New Delhi in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, Director General of the Indian Coast Guard Paramesh S...

July 25, 2026 2:45 PM

Indian Coast Guard rescues 170 people in flood-hit Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and South Gujarat

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued 170 stranded people through a series of extensive flood relief operations across Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and South Gujarat, as relentless rainfall and severe flooding continued to disrupt normal life in the region. Working in close coordination with the civil administration, the Coast Guard carried out 11 rescue operations since the midnight of July 22, overcoming heavy rainfall, strong currents and challenging weather conditions to evacuate peop...