ICGS Vishwast (OPV-30) (Literally means Reliable)https://dict.hinkhoj.com/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4-meaning-in-english.words is one of the three s (OPV) of the Indian Coast Guard.
History The vessel was built in India by Goa Shipyard Ltd. (GSL) and was commissioned in March 2010 in the Indian Coast Guard by then defence minister A K Antony. ICGS Vishwast is in length and displaces 2,400 tons. In 2015, the ship was deployed to Malaysia and Myanmar. In 2016, the ship was deployed to visit Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand - where it was involved in an exercise with the navies of the respective countries. Vishwast is capable of firefighting, search and patrol, pollution control (due to oil spillage) and maritime surveillance.
On 28th September 2026, the crew of ICGS Vishwast and an ICG Dornier patrol aircraft rescued 23 crew members of a Belize-flagged Palm oil tanker MT Seagull 9, which had experienced an engine and ballast tank failure 37 nautical miles south of Paradip.
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