Indian Coast Guard conducts exercise SAREX 22
Indian
Coast Guard conducts exercise SAREX 22
Why
is it in news?
The Indian Coast Guard
recently conducted its biennial National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise
SAREX 22 off the Chennai coast. Representatives of many countries participated
in this exercise.
Highlights
• The objective of this
exercise is to avoid accidents at sea and save lives by conducting rescue
operations. During this, 24 observers from 16 countries participated in the
exercise organized under the theme 'Capacity Building Towards Maritime
Security'.
• This was the 10th
exercise conducted by the Coast Guard. During this exercise, new technology
like remote controlled lifebuoy was demonstrated over the Bay of Bengal.
Indian Coast Guard
•
ICG is a maritime law enforcement, search and rescue agency, which works under
the Ministry of Defense of India. It has jurisdiction over the territorial
waters of India, including contiguous areas and exclusive economic zones. This
agency was established on February 1, 1977 under the Coast Guard Act, 1978.
Following
are the missions of Indian Coast Guard-
•
To protect artificial islands
•
To protect marine ecology and environment
•
To protect fishermen and sailors with ease
•
The responsibilities of the Indian Coast Guard are offshore security
coordination, national maritime search and rescue, coastal security.