Team Herald
VASCO: Indo-Mauritian Defence Co-operation got another fillip with the delivery of second fast patrol vessel, MCGS Valiant designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited for Mauritius Coast Guard.
The ship was handed over ahead of the contractual schedule by RAdm Shekhar Mital, NM (Retd), CMD, Goa Shipyard Ltd to K Jhugroo, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mauritius Police Force, Government of Mauritius at GSL premises. The vessel is primarily designed for coastal patrolling, anti-piracy, anti-smuggling, anti-drug surveillance, anti-poaching operations, and search and rescue operations. The vessel is fitted with 30 mm CRN-91 Gun, 12.7 mm HMGs & 7.62 mm MMGs besides state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment and is capable of achieving a high speed of 37.3 knots against contractual speed of 35 knots.
