Indian, United States Coast Guard hold joint exercise Abhyas

Indian, United States Coast Guard hold joint exercise Abhyas: An Indo-US coast guard joint exercise called Abhyas-01/22 held was conducted off Chennai coast.

Aim: Search and rescue, anti-piracy operation and coordinated joint boarding of vessels

September 2022 Current Affairs Quiz

Anti-piracy demonstration: A scenario of pirates hijacking a ship was created and the coast guard personnel of both the countries carried out a coordinated interdiction of the vessel. Search and rescue operation involves activities and external fire-fighting to salvage burning ships.