(NSI News Source Info) January 29, 2009: January 29, 2009: The Indian Coast Guard has received the second of two Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel class ships.
The 2,200 ton ship was built in India and is 325 feet long and armed with a 30mm auto-cannon and several machine-guns. It can operate a small helicopter. Top speed is 43 kilometers an hour, and the ship can stay at sea for 20 days at a time. The crew of 126 is trained to operate the boat in patrol mode 24/7. 
This is the largest, indigenously-designed vessel to be built for the Coast Guard and will be used for patrolling & policing maritime zones, pollution control, external fire fighting and in search & rescue operations. India Defence Consultants reported on 26 June 2005, that Raytheon Marine partnered with Noris Automation GMBH of Germany has been awarded the order for supply of an Integrated Navigation & Machinery Control System by Goa Shipyard Limited. The system operates from a series of multi-function consoles, together with a fire detection system, a GMDSS radio system, as well as a redundant Ethernet network. The first vessel is due for delivery in 2007 and will be named Sankalp, meaning resolute determination. The hull structure will be built entirely of steel. Auxiliary systems aboard these vessels include an oily bilge water separator, a sewage & vacuum toilet system, a fresh water generating system and an active fin stabilizer. *The Indian Coast Guard were particularly proud for the seizure of the hijacked vessel and the apprehension of all the international hijackers of MV Alondra Rainbow as this was the first such recovery in the history of international maritime efforts against international high sea piracy.
There are two cranes for putting two fast (inflatable) boats in the water, so that ships can be boarded and inspected. The ship is of Indian design and construction.
India is developing a world class warship manufacturing capability, and is currently designing and building everything from patrol boats to aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.
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