- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has launched a new offshore patrol vessel called ICGS Varaha from a corporate shipyard near Chennai.
- The vessel has been designed and built indigenously.
- This is the third in a series of seven similar ships to be handed over to the Coast Guard.
- The timeline for the delivery of all the vessels is March 2021.
- ICGS Varaha will soon be fitted with advanced navigation and communication equipment, sensors and machineries.
- The weapons will include a 30 mm guns with Fire Control Systems.
- It will also be capable of carrying a twin-engine helicopter and four high-speed boats for Search and Rescue and Maritime Patrol.
- It also carries pollution response equipment to contain the oil spill at sea.
