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The public sector Cochin Shipyard Ltd has launched the 14th of the 20 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) being built for the Indian Coast Guard.
The vessel ‘ICGS Apoorva’ was launched by Vijaya Goyal, wife of IG S K Goyal. On the occasion, Goyal laid the keel for the 15th FPV.
A statement issued here said that CSL also delivered the 11th FPV 'ICGS Anagh to the Coast Guard. It was launched on October 1, 2014.
With this, CSL has accomplished a rare feat of achieving three ship building milestones such as keel laying, launching and delivery of three different ships of a project, on the same day.
The Coast Guard had entrusted the contract for construction of 20 FPV’s to the yard at a cost of ₹1,500 crore, which is the biggest executed by the agency. Of the 20 ships, the yard has now already delivered 11 ships and launched 14. The project is progressing at a very fast pace.
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