{"id":50628,"date":"2025-06-17T13:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50628"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:12:57","slug":"achal-fast-patrol-vessel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/achal-fast-patrol-vessel\/","title":{"rendered":"Achal Fast Patrol Vessel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Achal Fast Patrol Vessel Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Achal Fast Patrol Vessel was ceremoniously launched in Goa.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Achal Fast Patrol Vessel<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>fifth Fast Patrol Vessel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FPV) in a series of eight being constructed by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed and constructed under stringent <\/span><b>dual-class certification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the American Bureau of Shipping and Indian Register of Shipping,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Fast Patrol Vessel<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FPV features over <\/span><b>60% indigenous content.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vessel measures 52 meters in length and 8 meters in breadth, with a <\/span><b>displacement of 320 tons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is powered by a <\/span><b>CPP-based propulsion system,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the vessel can reach a top <\/span><b>speed of 27 knots.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With its primary roles of protection, monitoring, control, and surveillance, \u2018Achal\u2019 is equipped to safeguard offshore assets and island territories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its launch marks another milestone in the long-standing partnership between the Indian Coast Guard and GSL, further reinforcing the collective march towards Aatmanirbharta in defence manufacturing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is built at a total cost of Rs 473 crore, the project has also provided a <\/span><b>significant boost to local industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by generating substantial employment and supporting MSMEs engaged in production activities at various factories and within GSL.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2136647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>PIB<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Achal Fast Patrol Vessel is the fifth Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) in a series of eight being constructed by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). 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