Keel laid for Coast Guard's first Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel at MDL
On 22 July 2025 at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai, the keel was laid for Yard 16401, the first of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard.
Summary
The keel of Yard 16401, the first of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), was laid at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), Mumbai, on 22 July 2025. The 117-metre vessel will have a range of 5,000 nautical miles, a top speed of 23 knots and a crew of 11 officers and 110 personnel, with AI-based predictive maintenance, remotely piloted drones, an Integrated Bridge System and an Integrated Platform Management System. The NGOPVs are being built under a contract signed on 20 December 2023 and are fully indigenous under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 22 July 2025, MDL Mumbai
- Vessel
- Yard 16401, first of six NGOPVs for ICG
- Specs
- 117 m; 5,000 nm range; 23 knots
- Crew
- 11 officers, 110 personnel
- Contract
- Signed 20 December 2023; Buy (Indian-IDDM)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where was the keel of the Indian Coast Guard's first Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel laid on 22 July 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai
PIB (22 July 2025): the keel-laying of Yard 16401, first of six NGOPVs for ICG, was held at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai.
How many Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels are being built for the Indian Coast Guard under the contract of December 2023?
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Correct answer: D — Six
PIB: Yard 16401 is the first of six NGOPVs, being constructed under a contract signed on 20 December 2023.
Consider the following statements about the ICG's Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (July 2025): 1. Each 117-metre vessel will have a range of 5,000 nautical miles. 2. They are being procured under the Buy (Global) category. 3. They will feature AI-based predictive maintenance and remotely piloted drones. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
PIB: the 117 m vessel has a 5,000 nm range and features AI-based predictive maintenance and remotely piloted drones. The NGOPVs are fully indigenous under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category, not Buy (Global), so 2 is wrong.