India provides naval vessel to Sri Lanka

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India provides naval vessel to Sri Lanka

September 06, 2017

The official handing over of an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), which had earlier belonged to the Indian Coast Guard, to Sri Lanka took place yesterday (5th Sept.) at the Port of Kochi, India. The vessel after assigning the pennant number CG 60 will join the Sri Lanka Coast Guard.

The ship was handed over to the Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Samantha Wimalathunge by the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, Vice Admiral Rajendra Singh.

The OPV, which is 74.10m in length and 11.4m in breadth, has a displacement of 1,180 tons and has a crew of 10 officers and 98 sailors.

The ship will be used by the Sri Lanka Coast Guard for patrolling and surveillance in Sri Lanka waters, humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations, prevention of maritime pollution as well as training purposes. The ship under the command of Captain Neville Ubayasiri is set to sail from India to Sri Lanka on 14 September upon completion of the familiarization of vessel’s operational and technical procedures.