Indian Coast Guard inducts Samudra Pratap, its first indigenously designed pollution control vessel
The Indian Coast Guard inducted Samudra Pratap, its first indigenously designed and built Pollution Control Vessel, constructed by Goa Shipyard Limited, on 23 December 2025.
Summary
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) inducted Samudra Pratap (Yard 1267), its first indigenously designed and built Pollution Control Vessel (PCV), on 23 December 2025 under the two-PCV project of Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). With over 60% indigenous content, Samudra Pratap is the largest ship in the ICG fleet, measuring 114.5 m in length with a displacement of 4,170 tonnes. Samudra Pratap is also the first ICG ship with Dynamic Positioning (DP-1) capability and carries oil-spill detection systems such as an oil fingerprinting machine for pollution response in the Exclusive Economic Zone and beyond.
Key facts
- Inducted
- 23 December 2025
- Builder
- Goa Shipyard Limited (Yard 1267; 2-PCV project)
- First
- First indigenously designed and built ICG Pollution Control Vessel
- Size
- 114.5 m long, 16.5 m broad, 4,170 t â largest ship in ICG fleet
- Indigenous content
- Over 60%
- Capability
- First ICG ship with Dynamic Positioning (DP-1)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which shipyard built 'Samudra Pratap', the Indian Coast Guard's first indigenously designed Pollution Control Vessel inducted in December 2025?
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Correct answer: A â Goa Shipyard Limited
PIB 2208089: Samudra Pratap (Yard 1267) was built under the two-PCV project of Goa Shipyard Limited.
Samudra Pratap is the first Indian Coast Guard ship to be equipped with which capability?
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Correct answer: C â Dynamic Positioning (DP-1)
PIB 2208089: the PCV is the first Indian Coast Guard ship to be equipped with Dynamic Positioning capability (DP-1).
Consider the following statements about ICGS Samudra Pratap: 1. It is the largest ship in the Indian Coast Guard fleet. 2. It has over 60% indigenous content. 3. Its displacement is about 6,100 tonnes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B â 1 and 2 only
PIB 2208089: Samudra Pratap is the largest ship in the ICG fleet with over 60% indigenous content. Its displacement is 4,170 tonnes, so statement 3 is wrong.