The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) delivered the 5th and final vessel of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project to the Indian Coast Guard, on February 08, 2022, ahead of contractual schedule. The vessel was named as ICGS ‘Saksham’.
All 5 vessels under the project have been delivered before time to the Indian Coast Guard by GSL. The contract for 5 CGOPVs was inked between GSL and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 26th Aug 2016 for INR 20 billion. Other 4 vessels under the project are ICGS Sachet, ICGS Sujeet, ICGS Sajag and ICGS Sarthak respectively.
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is an Indian Government owned ship building company located on the West Coast of India at Vasco da Gama, Goa. Chairman & MD – Bharat Bhushan Nagpal.
