Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth urged industry partners to work for the country to become not only fully Self-sufficient (Aatmanirbhar) in defence production but also a net exporter. He was speaking on occasion of launching of the first indigenously built Pollution Control Vessel (Samudra Pratap) in Goa on August 29, 2024. The Ship has been built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The vessel will help to check the oil spillage in the country’s sea coast. The ship was launched and named as 'Samudra Pratap' by Neeta Seth, in presence of Sanjay Seth, Minister of State for Defence.

Minister of State for Defence said that the country has become the fifth largest economy of the world under the visionary of leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is heartening to note that the country has become Aatmanirbharta in ship building for defence needs and started building ships for other countries, he added.

GSL, a premier Indian Shipyard, signed a contract for constructing two Pollution Control Vessels for Indian Coast Guard at a cost of ₹583 Crores. It is for the first time that these vessels are being designed and constructed indigenously. The ship has been designed and constructed in-house by Goa Shipyard Ltd to meet the specific requirements of ICG. The ship has a length of 114.5m, breadth of 16.5m and would displace 4170 T. The Keel laying ceremony of the ship was held on November 21, 2022.

The launching ceremony was attended by Brajesh Kumar Upadhyaya, Chairman and Managing Director, GSL along with officials from the Ministry of Defence, ICG, Indian Navy and Goa Shipyard Ltd.

‘Samudra Pratap’ is an exemplary testimony of the nation's ship building capabilities and propels Goa Shipyard Limited into the league of Indian Shipyards capable of producing state-of-art Pollution Control Vessels.