ABG Shipyard - Launching Of Pollution Control Vessel Fro The Indian Coast Guard

ABG Shipyard Ltd has informed that the Company is launching a Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) for the Indian Coast Guard. The Company which has been mandated with building three pollution Control Vessels (PCV) by Indian Coast Guard, launched the first of the series yard 221. The vessel Samudra Prahari is being launched by Mrs. Thrity R Contractor, wife of Vice Admiral RF Contractor, Director General, Indian Coast Guard.The PCV, a dedicated oil spill recovery vessel, is the first of its kind to be built and owned in the Asia Pacific Region. It carries various kind of portable oil recovery equipment for different kind of spilled oil in addition to fixed equipment for recovery & separation of recovered oil. Vessels are Rolls Royce Marine Design and include major machinery supply also from Rolls Royce Marine. Construction is under the classification society DNV. When first vessel is completed and delivered in next six months, it will be among the largest vessel in the fleet with the Indian Coast Guard. Subsequent two vessels are to be completed and delivered thereafter with interval of six months each.