Coast Guard Ship rebased
June 9th, 2009 at 4:34 am (News)
The Indian Coast Guard Ship Ganga Devi was rebased to Chennai on Sunday 24th May 2009 from the Andaman and Nicobar Island Region, Port Blair to strengthen the surveillance along the Tamil Nadu Coastline.
SPS.Basra, Commander, Coast Guard Region East and K.Suresh, Chennai Port Trust Chairman were present at the welcome ceremony held at the Chennai Port Trust. The 44.9 meter long ship has the latest navigation and communication technology and is well armed with a MK 11 40/60 mm Anti aircraft Bofors gun.