India, Jan. 5 -- The Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel, 'Samudra Pratap', will be commissioned into the ICG by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on January 5, officials said on Sunday.

The 114.5-m vessel has over 60 per cent of indigenous content. The 4,200-tonne vessel boasts a speed of more than 22 knots and an endurance of 6,000 nautical miles, they said.

The vessel will serve as a critical platform for enforcing marine pollution control regulations, maritime law enforcement, search and rescue operations, and safeguarding India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

The vessel was formally delivered in December to the Coast Guard at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).

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