ICGS Samudra Paheredar

ICGS Samudra Paheredar is an Indian pollution control vessel (PCV).^[1]

ICGS Samudra Paheredar dousing fire onboard MT New Diamond

ICGS Samudra Paheredar
History
India
Name	ICGS Samudra Paheredar
Owner	Indian Coast Guard
Builder	ABG Ship Yard Pvt. Ltd
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Type	Samudra-class Pollution Control Vessel
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)

The ship was commissioned by then Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma in July 2012 in Gujarat.^[2] The vessel takes care of the east coast of India and can go up to a speed of 21 knots.^[2] It is the second pollution control vessel of India (first being ICGS Samudra Prahari) and was built by ABG Ship Yard Pvt. Ltd.^[3] In 2020, ICGS Samudra Paheredar visited Muscat, Doha and Riyadh and Dubai. In Dubai, the vessel underwent joint training with UAE Navy.^[4] In 2 April 2024, Samudra Paheredar visited Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam as part of a deployment with ASEAN and to bolster relations with those nations. The Samudra Paheredar exercised with the Vietnam Coast Guard as part of this diplomatic visit.^[5]