Cochin Shipyard launches ninth Patrol vessel of Coast Guard

Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) today launched the ninth of the 20 Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) being built for the Coast Guard.
The vessel was launched by Hema Subramaniam, wife of Commodore K Subramaniam, Chairman and Managing Director, CSL at a function here.
The CMD also laid the keel of the 10th FPV, a CSL press release said.
The launch of the vessel comes on the heels of the delivery of the sixth vessel 'Agrim' which was handed over to the Coast Guard on, May 30.
In 2013-14, CSL delivered five fast patrol vessels to Indian Coast Guard and two high end Platform Supply Vessels to Norwegian owners.

The last six months of 2013-14 have been an extremely busy period for the shipyard with seven deliveries being made, virtually one ship every month.
In 2014-15, CSL plans to deliver the remaining FPVs to Coast Guard.