Most patrol boats stop where the water gets too shallow. This new vessel keeps going, straight onto the mudflats.
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The Indian Coast Guard inducted its first indigenous Air Cushion Vehicle, hull H-561, on 18 June 2026 in Goa. Chowgule & Company built it, under a ₹387.44 crore contract for six ACVs. Full details on this induction now live in Polity0141 — Indian Coast Guard. That article also covers the ICG‘s founding, structure, and role.
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