India, Dec. 20 -- Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship Amulya, the third vessel in the new-generation Adamya class fast patrol vessels, has been commissioned, officials said on Friday.

It will undertake a range of missions, including surveillance, search and rescue, anti-smuggling operations and pollution response, reinforcing the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) role in safeguarding the country's eastern seaboard, they said. Amulya, whose name means 'priceless', is a projection of ICG's will and commitment to ensure safe, secure and clean seas, and safeguard the nation's maritime interests, a senior official said.

"This 51-metre FPV (fast petrol vessel), designed and built by Goa Shipyard Limited, represents a new benchmark in indigenous shipbuildi...