Article Posted on : - Nov 05, 2015

KOCHI (PTI): The keel of the last vessel (BY-520) in the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels, being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for Indian Coast Guard, was laid by AKK Meena, Joint Secretary, Defence Ministry, here.

CSL has so far delivered 15 vessels in the 20 vessel series and the sixteenth vessel is undergoing sea trials.

Cmde K Subramaniam, CMD, CSL, Rear Admiral IPS Bali, TM(MS), Dhananjay Kumar, IDAS, and other senior officials of CSL and ICG were present on the occasion, according to a release here.