Goa Shipyard launches MCGS Victory
Goa Shipyard has launched MCGS Victory, the first fast patrol vessel built for the Mauritius Coast Guard (MCG), it announced on 29 February.
The vessel, developed and built by Goa Shipyard, is designed for coastal patrol, anti-poaching, anti-drug surveillance, anti-smuggling, anti-piracy and search and rescue operations. It is armed with a 30mm CRN-91 gun, 7.62mm medium machine gun, 12.7mm heavy machine gun, and navigation and communication equipment. The 50m vessel can travel at speeds of up to 35 knots.
Shekhar Mital, chairman and managing director, Goa Shipyard, said: ‘Contract of the vessel was signed on 17 May 2014, while the keel of this vessel was laid on 18 December 2014. Launching of first of the series vessel, within 14 months of keel laying is a record in itself.’
Mital said that he expects the vessel to be delivered ahead of the contractual schedule of September 2016.
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