Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission the Indian Coast Guard ship 'Samudra Pratap' in Goa on Monday, January 5, 2025. This is the first of two new pollution control vessels. The ship has advanced systems to detect oil spills and carry out pollution response operations both inside and beyond India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). According to the Indian Coast Guard, "It is capable of high precision operations, recover pollutants from viscous oil, analyse contaminants, and separate oil from contaminated water." The vessel is 114.5 metres long and weighs 4,200 tonnes. It can travel at speeds over 22 knots and cover 6,000 nautical miles without refueling. This ship will boost the Coast Guard’s capabilities in pollution control, firefighting, and maritime safety. It comes equipped with modern technology including a 30mm CRN-91 gun, two 12.7mm stabilised remote-controlled guns with fire control systems, an indigenously developed integrated bridge system, an integrated platform management system, an automated power management system, and a high-capacity external firefighting system. Once commissioned, the 'Samudra Pratap' will be based at the Indian Coast Guard station in Kochi.