ICGS Samudra Paheredar

ICGS Samudra Paheredar
History
India
Name	ICGS Samudra Paheredar
Owner	Indian Coast Guard
Builder	ABG Ship Yard Pvt. Ltd
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Type	Samudra-class Pollution Control Vessel
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)

ICGS Samudra Paheredar is an Indian pollution control vessel (PCV). ^[1]

ICGS Samudra Paheredar dousing fire onboard MT New Diamond

The ship was commissioned by then Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma in July 2012 in Gujarat. ^[2] The vessel takes care of the east coast of India and can go up to a speed of 21 knots. ^[2] It is the second pollution control vessel of India (first being ICGS Samudra Prahari) and was built by ABG Ship Yard Pvt. Ltd. ^[3] In 2020, ICGS Samudra Paheredar visited Muscat, Doha and Riyadh and Dubai. In Dubai, the vessel underwent joint training with UAE Navy. ^[4] In 2 April 2024, Samudra Paheredar visited Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as part of a deployment with ASEAN and to bolster relations with those nations. The Samudra Paheredar exercised with the Vietnam Coast Guard as part of this diplomatic visit. ^[5]

References

1. "Coast Guard's pollution control ship 'Samudra Paheredar' berths at Visakhapatnam - Samudra Paheredar: Second pollution control vessel of the Coast Guard". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
2. "Vizag-based pollution control vessel to protect east coast". @businessline. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
3. "Embassy of India, Doha". indianembassyqatar.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
4. "Indian Coast Guard ships save one life everyday: CO officer DIG Anwar Khan". www.newsonair.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
5. "ICG's Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Paheredar makes a port call in Vietnam as part of its overseas deployment to ASEAN countries". Press Information Bureau . 2 April 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2025.