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Coast Guard now boasts of all-woman crew
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In a \'first of its kind\' initiative on the eastern coast of India, the Coast Guard has deployed an all-woman officer crew for undertaking maritime patrolling on the sea in a fixed-wing Dornier aircraft.
Chennai: In a 'first of its kind' initiative on the eastern coast of India, the Coast Guard has deployed an all-woman officer crew for undertaking maritime patrolling on the sea in a fixed-wing Dornier aircraft.
Deputy Commandants Akshi and Sunita and Observer Priyanka Tyagi from 744 Squadron Coast Guard Air Station here "have successfully completed maritime reconnaissance Dornier sortie over high seas," a release from the Coast Guard Eastern Region said.
"All lady officers have been continuosly trained for real-time operations which include pollution response, maritime reconnaissance, search and rescue and anti-poaching missions," it said.
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