Cochin Shipyard Limited delivered the sixth of the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels being built for the Indian Coast Guard, today, the company said in its press release. The Protocol of delivery and acceptance was signed by Shri Vinayakumar P, Director (Technical), on behalf of CSL and Commanding Officer (Designate) of the vessel Cmdt(JG) Umed Singh of Indian Coast Guard. The vessel is named “CGS AGRIM” and will be operated by the Coast Guard Station at Mumbai.
Cochin Shipyard had signed the contract for the construction of the 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard on 20 th October 2010. The yard has already earlier delivered five vessels to the Coast Guard. Like its sister ships, “AGRIM” is a Fast Patrol Vessel capable speeds of 33 knots and will be very effective in supporting the Indian Coast Guard in its anti smuggling, anti piracy operations, fisheries protection and monitoring, since speed of the vessel is crucial in coastal security operatio ns, the superstructure of these ships are made of aluminum. A considerable amount of innovation in welding and fabrication techniques were undertaken by CSL to achieve a very high quality product.
The ship is propelled by water jets powered by three Main Engines, each of capacity-2720 KW and built to the dual classicfication requirements of ABS and IRS.
Apart from the 20 Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard, the yard is also constructing the most prestigious warship of the nation, the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier, 1 Offshore Support Vessel for Norwegian owner and one Buoy Tender Vessel for Directorate of Light Houses and Light Ships, Govt. of India.
Despite the recessionary trends in the Shipping Industry, Cochin Shipyard continues to deliver high quality vessel. The shipyard has delivered high quality platform support vessel to Norwegian/ European owners. The yard has so far delivered about 30 high end offshore support vessel to the industry in the last six years.