India handed over to Mauritius a fast patrol vessel, designed and built in-house by Goa Shipyard Limited.
It will be used for coastal patrolling, anti-piracy and anti-smuggling besides search and rescue operations.
The vessel is fitted with 30 mm CRN-91 Gun, 12.7 mm HMGs, 7.62 mm MMGs besides state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment and is capable of achieving a high speed of 35 knots.
GSL is the largest exporter of ships from the Indian subcontinent and is presently executing export orders worth Rs 1,200 crore.
