Indian Navy inducts fifth 25T Bollard Pull tug 'Ojas' at Visakhapatnam
On 27 June 2025, the Indian Navy inducted 'Ojas', the fifth 25-tonne Bollard Pull tug, at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
Summary
Tug Ojas, the fifth 25-tonne Bollard Pull (BP) tug, was inducted into the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, on 27 June 2025. The tug is part of a contract for six 25T BP tugs signed with Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata, on 12 November 2021. The shipyard designed and built the tugs indigenously under Indian Register of Shipping rules. The tugs assist naval ships and submarines in berthing, unberthing and manoeuvring in confined waters, provide afloat firefighting support, and can conduct limited search and rescue.
Key facts
- Tug
- Ojas (Yard 339), fifth of six 25T BP tugs
- Inducted
- 27 June 2025, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam
- Builder
- Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd (TRSL), Kolkata
- Contract
- 12 November 2021
- Classification rules
- Indian Register of Shipping
- Roles
- Berthing assistance, firefighting, limited SAR
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which shipyard indigenously designed and built the 25T Bollard Pull tug 'Ojas' inducted into the Indian Navy on 27 June 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Titagarh Rail Systems Limited, Kolkata
PIB: the tug is part of the contract for six 25T BP tugs concluded with M/s Titagarh Rail Systems Limited (TRSL), Kolkata, which designed and built them indigenously.
Tug 'Ojas', inducted at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on 27 June 2025, is which tug in the series of six 25T Bollard Pull tugs?
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Correct answer: C — Fifth
PIB: the induction ceremony was for the fifth 25T Bollard Pull tug Ojas.