Coast Guards of India, Japan hold joint exercises on responding to distress in real-time

The Coast Guards of India and Japan held a joint train of responding in real-time, rescuing the crew of a distressed vessel off the coast of Chennai on Friday. The joint train code-named ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ on the Bay of Bengal noticed the ICGS Shaurya and JCGS Yashima, outfitted with superior tools, rush swiftly to rescue the crew of MT Matsyadristi and MV Anveshika concerned in a simulated collision that resulted in a fireplace onboard the MT Matsyadristi in addition to a crude oil slick.

Instantly after receiving the misery name, quick patrol vessels ICGS Annie Besant and ICGS Rani Abbakka surged ahead to begin the rescue operation. However earlier than the vessels arrived, two Dornier plane flew over the ocean to pin the placement (GPS coordinates of the spot) to allow rescue ships to achieve the correct vacation spot. Because the crew was evacuated for a medical emergency, the coast guard ships used their firefighting tools to douse the flames.

Other than small rescue boats, remote-controlled buoys had been used to rescue the final man within the sea. The boys displayed their prowess in containing the oil spill and mitigating the air pollution triggered. ICGS Shaunak, ICGS Sujay and ICGS Samudra Paheredar, and two Chetak helicopters had been additionally concerned within the joint train. After the profitable completion of the rescue and mitigation operations, the taking part items entered the harbour in a sequence. The ICGS Shaurya and JCGS Yashima had been concerned in a joint coaching train from January 8, specializing in air pollution response coaching on hazardous and noxious substances to fight maritime air pollution at sea.

The joint train at this time encompassed maritime regulation enforcement, search and rescue and air pollution response at sea. The joint train was reviewed by Inspector Common Donny Michael, Commander of Coast Guard Area (East).

The Commanding Officer of the JCGS Yashima, Captain Yuichi Motoyama, held a gathering with the IG to strengthen the bilateral cooperation by sharing experience and discussing greatest practices. The affiliation between the 2 businesses dated again to a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) signed in 2006 for joint coaching, skilled trade, and cultural interplay between the coast guards of each international locations. “We usually deal with humanitarian and environmental motion. Each businesses gained lots via the opposite’s expertise and experience,” IG Donny Michael advised reporters later.

“The joint workouts affirm that the cooperation between the 2 nations ought to be strengthened. I can see the excessive morale on each the perimeters,” Captain Yuichi Motoyama stated.