Indian Coast Guard ship visit to Sri Lanka

Indian Coast Guard Ship CGS Shoor is on a visit to Colombo from today to April 8 with the aim of furthering cooperation and interoperability between the Coast Guards of both the nations and to assist in capacity building of Sri Lanka Coast Guard, the Indian embassy said 

Interaction between both the services has seen a steady increase over the years with three ship visits undertaken by Indian Coast Guard to Sri Lanka last year. The operational exchange that takes place between both the Coast Guards has also served to build mutual trust and provide an opportunity to learn from each other.  

CGS Shoor is an indigenously designed and constructed state of the art vessel that is designed to carry high speed boats for fast boarding operations, search and rescue, law enforcement and maritime patrol. The ship is also capable of carrying pollution response equipment to combat oil spill contamination at sea.

During its visit, CGS Shoor will undertake a day long sea training exercise for Sri Lanka Coast Guard officers and sailors on April 6. During the sea training, aspects such as search and rescue, pollution control etc will be exercised. In addition, a series of professional exchanges and sports fixtures have been also planned ashore between the ships’ crew and Sri Lanka Coast Guard personnel.