HOMELAND SECURITY
23 Jan 09. Large OPV enters service with Indian Coast Guard. The Indian Coast Guard commissioned a large offshore patrol vessel (OPV), ICGS Samrat , on 21 January. The 105 m, 2,250-ton vessel, built by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), is the second such vessel to join the coast guard’s fleet. (Source: Jane’s, JDW)