TNPSC Thervupettagam

Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Prachet

July 28 , 2025 13 hrs 0 min 27 0
  • The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has launched the second indigenously designed Pollution Control Vessel (PCV), Samudra Prachet, at Goa.
  • Samudra Prachet follows the first PCV, Samudra Pratap, launched in August 2024.
  • It has two side-sweeping arms for oil spill collection, modern radar for detecting oil slicks, and equipment to pump, analyse, separate, and store recovered oil onboard.
  • The vessel was fully designed and built in-house by GSL, with 72% indigenous content.

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