Coast Guards Interceptor commissioned

Coast Guards Interceptor commissioned
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Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat (IB) C-436, the last amongst the 36 in their series, was commissioned at Krishnapatnam by Dinesh Kumar, Chief Secretary on Friday.

Nellore: Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat (IB) C-436, the last amongst the 36 in their series, was commissioned at Krishnapatnam by Dinesh Kumar, Chief Secretary on Friday.

Inspector General Rajan Bargotra, Coast Guard Region (East); DIG AK Harbola, CEO of KPCL Anil Yendluri and other senior dignitaries from Central and State Governments were present. The Interceptor Boat has been designed and built indigenously by M/s Larsen and Toubro Ltd.

The IB has an overall length of 27.80 mtrs, displacement of 101 tonnes and can achieve maximum speed of 45 knots with the help of jet propulsion system. The Interceptor Boat (IB) is commanded by Assistant Commandant Ankur Banerjee. The IB is fitted with state-of- the-art Communication and Navigational equipment.

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