MANILA: An Indian Coast Guard ship (ICGS) made a port call in Manila on Monday (March 25), the first stop of an overseas deployment in South-East Asia.
The ICG ship is on an overseas deployment to ASEAN countries the Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei from March 25 to April 12."The visit of a specialised Pollution Control Vessels is part of a broader initiative aimed at demonstration of ICG s marine pollution response capabilities and shared concern and resolve towards marine pollution in the ASEAN region, besides bolstering bilateral cooperation with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)," the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
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The ship is equipped with specialised marine pollution control equipment and a Chetak Helicopter in pollution response configuration designed to contain and recover spilled oil and augment the operation, officials said on Tuesday.