Indian Coast Guard's coat of Arms. The words in Hindi read "Bharatiya Tatrakshak"

The Indian Coast Guard (भारतीय तटरक्षक Hindi: Bharatiya Tatrakshak) is the military service created to guard the India's vast coastline. It was created on 19 August 1978 as independent entity as per the Coast Guard Act. The coast guard works closely with the Indian navy and the Indian Customs. India's coast guard has a large number of fast crafts including hovercrafts and hydrofoils. They patrol the seas, river mouths and also lakes in Kashmir bordering China. Image File history File links Indian coast guards coat of arms. ... Image File history File links Indian coast guards coat of arms. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... U.S. Coast Guard helicopter A coast guard is an organization devoted to saving the lives of shipwrecked mariners or people in danger at sea. ... The Indian Navy (भारतीय नौसेना in Hindi: Bharatiya Nau Sena) is the naval arm of the Military of India. ... A U.S. Navy hovercraft attached to the Amphibious assault ship Kearsarge (LHD-3) A hovercraft is a vehicle that is supported on a cushion of air. ... Jetfoil Toppi is transporter which connects Yaku Island, Tanegashima Island and Kagoshima port in Japan A hydrofoil is a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

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Objectives

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• To protect the ocean.
• Protect offshore wealth such as Oil, Fish and Minerals.
• Assist Mariners in distress.
• Safeguard life and property at sea.
• Enfore maritime laws with respect to sea, smuggling, narcotics, shipping and poaching.
• Assist the Indian Navy in times of war

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History

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In 1974, the Government of India set out to create an autonomous coast guard to protect the nation's long coast line. This coast guard was modelled on the lines of the British and American coast guards. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The Indian Coast Guard was setup on February 1, 1978 equipped with modern weaponry and quick sea craft. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

In May 2005, the Indian Coast Guard agreed to set up liaison links with its Pakistani counterpart. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Bases

The Coast Guard is headed by a Director General (Vice Admiral). The force has a strength of 4220, including 750 officers. Its headquarters is based in the capital, New Delhi. It has: This article is about the city which is the capital of India. ...

1. 3 Regional headquarters at Mumbai, Chennai, and Port Blair
2. 1 District Headquarters in each of the nine coastal states and 2 in the Union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands.
3. 4 Coast Guard Stations, one each at Vadinar, Okha, Tuticorin and Mandapam.

• It also has air bases in Daman and Chennai
• Air Enclaves at Goa, Kolkata and Port Blair.

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Vessels

The coast guard relies on a variety of seafaring vessels equipped with modern detection facilities. They include patrol boats of various speeds and capabilities, defence boats, air cushion vehicles and interceptor crafts. The air arm of the coast guard boasts of a Dornier Do 228 and HAL Chetak and Dhruv helicopters. The Dornier Do 228 is a small German twin turboprop STOL-utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 till 1998. ... HF 24 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a public sector undertaking aircraft company by the Government of India based in Bangalore, India. ... The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a light utility helicopter originally manufactured by Aérospatiale of France. ...

See also

• Indian Navy
• Military of India

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External Links

• Official Coast Guard site
• OIndian Coast Guard @ India Defence
• Unofficial page on Coast Guard