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ICGS Samudra Pratap: First Indigenous Pollution Control Vessel

6 January 20261 min read
DEFENCE & SECURITYICGS SamudraPratap: FirstIndigenous PollutionControl Vessel6 January 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Rajnath Singh, the Defence Minister, formally inducted Samudra Pratap into the Indian Coast Guard at an event in Goa. It is the force’s first pollution control ship that is wholly designed and built in India.

Key facts

  • Vessel: Samudra Pratap, belonging to the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
  • Status: first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel of the ICG.
  • Commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Goa.

Roles of the vessel

  • Enforcing marine pollution control rules.
  • Maritime law enforcement.
  • Search and rescue missions.
  • Safeguarding the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Also noted

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE’s Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, reached the 20th anniversary of becoming Prime Minister; he took office in 2006 and marked the occasion with present and past ministers.

Exam angle

  • Ship name and service: Samudra Pratap, Indian Coast Guard.
  • Place of commissioning: Goa.
  • Person in news: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE PM since 2006.

Test yourself

1. Samudra Pratap, commissioned in Goa, is the first indigenously built vessel of which type for the Indian Coast Guard?

It is the ICG's first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel.

2. Who commissioned the Coast Guard vessel Samudra Pratap?

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned it.

3. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum took office as UAE Prime Minister in which year?

He marked 20 years in office, having assumed it in 2006.

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