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INS Teg concludes Port Louis visit after joint EEZ surveillance with Mauritius

On 22 June 2025 at Port Louis, Mauritius, the Indian Navy's stealth frigate INS Teg concluded her port call during an operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region.

Summary

INS Teg, a frontline stealth frigate of the Western Naval Command, concluded her port call at Port Louis, Mauritius on 22 June 2025 as part of an operational deployment to the South West Indian Ocean Region. During the deployment INS Teg carried out coordinated surveillance of Mauritius's Exclusive Economic Zone with ships and aircraft of the Mauritius National Coast Guard (NCG) to counter Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. NCG personnel were trained on board, and a technical team from the ship helped the crew of CGS Valiant repair and operationalise a diesel generator.

Key facts

Ship
INS Teg, stealth frigate, Western Naval Command
Port call ended
22 June 2025, Port Louis, Mauritius
Joint activity
Coordinated EEZ surveillance with Mauritius National Coast Guard
Aim
Counter IUU fishing
Assistance
Diesel generator repaired on NCG ship CGS Valiant

Practice MCQs 3 questions

Q1

INS Teg concluded her port call at which port on 22 June 2025?

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Correct answer: B — Port Louis

PIB: INS Teg concluded her port call at Port Louis, Mauritius on 22 Jun 2025.

Q2 Advanced

During its deployment, INS Teg undertook coordinated surveillance of Mauritius's EEZ mainly to combat which activity?

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Correct answer: D — Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing

PIB: the joint EEZ surveillance with the Mauritius National Coast Guard reaffirmed a commitment to combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Q3 Advanced

A technical team from INS Teg helped operationalise a diesel generator on which Mauritius National Coast Guard ship?

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Correct answer: C — CGS Valiant

PIB: on a request from the NCG, a technical team from the ship assisted the crew of CGS Valiant in rectifying a defect and operationalising a diesel generator.

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