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Mangalore: Second hovercraft, H-198; a new fleet to boost coastal security

  •   Mon, Oct 06 2014 03:36:47 PM

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Daijiworld Media Network-Mangalore (SHS) 

Mangalore, Oct 6: Gliding through the sea maintaining cruising speed around 38-40 knots, in a voyage kicked off from Mumbai, the second hovercraft, H-198 made its way to Panambur beach on Monday October 6, bolstering the security of the Indian Coast Guard in the state.

After a fortnight of arrival of first hovercraft H-196, another amphibious vehicle of the similar clan landed in Mangalore increasing patrolling capabilities across the state's coast. "The vehicle will patrol in places where ships do not go" said Rajmani Sharma, Commander, Coast Guard of Karnataka.

The fastest air cushion vehicle that travels in a maximum speed up to 52 knots was built in United Kingdom. The hovercraft accommodates 11 crew members and two officers. However the team is lead by A Banarjee, Commandant of the hovercraft, who in a second attempt brought the vehicle to hault at Panambur beach.

The hovercraft will be stationed permanently in the Karnataka coast and will keep a watch on long stretch of Karnataka coast line, said Banarjee. This was the first time he has been given the task of Commandant. The crew are skilled and were specially undergone training in London. He further stated that the vehicle was equipped to perform rescue operations, surveillance, and search operations.

"We sailed from Mumbai, and moved through Ratnagiri, Karvar before entering Panambur." He pointed that vehicle has heavy machine guns, satellite phone, navigation and radar equipments.

The hovercraft, however today encountered uncomfortable weather condition as the visibility was poor causing the delay in arrival, he told. This new fleet is the second induction by the Indian Coast Guard, which arrived half an hour late against scheduled time at 11 am.

The two giant vehicles will be commissioned in few weeks from today and will be ready for functioning. Hovercrafts will be useful to patrol over shallow seas, soggy land, and other places, which cannot be accessed by conventional boats, conveyed Rajmani Sharma.

 
  

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  • yogesh, bombay

    Tue, Oct 07 2014

    One of them can be used atleast part-time for boosting tourism

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 06 2014

    MODI NEEDS SOME TRAINING IN MANGALORE ON HONESTY...

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  • Pramod, Kundapura

    Tue, Oct 07 2014

    Ok when modi is being trained you can sweep his room clean and make tea for him

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  • Mohandas Kapikad, Mangaluru

    Mon, Oct 06 2014

    We have to check when this was commissioned. It is good we have this in the interest of nation. Modiji has signed for Bullet Train venture as we do not have this technology right now. May be we'll have ours own in few years time.
    Lets judge the performance at the end of 5 years & not now.

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  • abdulla, india

    Mon, Oct 06 2014

    So clean and crisp..Why cant Indian engineers work on this product and work on this item locally... mfg in mazgon docks..adding more value .soft ware..
    deploy then through out the 7,000miles coastline of India and also the rivers...
    Mfg by the dozens... if mazagon docks can mfg Naval ships.. subs .so can they ..

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  • Mohandas Kapikad, Mangaluru

    Tue, Oct 07 2014

    Earlier we use to buy equipements as Tanker, Choppers, Missles, Fighterjets, Warships, from foreign countries. Now, most of these are indigeneously manufactured in India. Perhaps regarding Bullet Train or Hovercraft we have to develop a lot regarding manufacturing. India is capable, & may with the present trends in a decade or two we may start with our own.

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  • Vincy, bangkok

    Mon, Oct 06 2014

    Somebody please do not claim this as Modi's work.
    He is stuck to one word and one statement, 'people ruled 60 years asking account for 100 days'.
    He will survive on this words for another 1700 days.
    A very good excuse for ' where is Ache Din?
    His speeches sounds like IPL promotion.
    His plans sounds like 'spiderman returns forever'
    Indian kings sold India to British.
    Gujarati will sell India to Japan and China.

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