RESCUE FACILITIES WITH INDIAN COAST GUARD

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LOK SABHA

Indian Coast Guard has in its inventory 52 ships and 42 aircraft at the disposal of respective Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres to carry out search and rescue operations. During out break of hostilities, the Coast Guard would function under the command of the Navy. In such an eventuality the ships and aircrafts available with Western, Southern and Eastern Naval Commands including Coast Guard assets will be deployed to undertake search and rescue operations.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Shri Chandrakant Khaire in Lok Sabha today.