New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Japan Coast Guard (JCG) Training Ship Itsukushima concluded a fruitful port name to Chennai from July 7 to 12 as a part of its Global Ocean Voyage Training. The ship, carrying over 50 trainee officers, undertook this go to to realize publicity to worldwide maritime operations and improve cooperation between the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and JCG, in line with a PRO assertion.
During the five-day go to, the trainee officers and crew have been hosted at varied ICG amenities in Chennai, offering them with helpful insights into the multifaceted operations of the ICG. The interplay supplied an enriching platform for skilled alternate and mutual studying throughout all ranges of personnel.
According to a press assertion, Vice Admiral Kanosue Hiroaki, Vice Commandant (Operations), Japan Coast Guard, led the delegation and took part in a variety {of professional} and cultural engagements, together with reciprocal visits and official calls.
On seventh July, the delegation known as on Director General Paramesh Sivamani, AVSM, PTM, TM, Director General Indian Coast Guard, additional cementing the long-standing ties between the 2 maritime forces.
These engagements are in alignment with the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between India and Japan in 2006 and are a part of ongoing capacity-building initiatives that underscore each nations’ dedication to making sure security and safety within the maritime area. The go to culminated on twelfth July with a joint sea train named JA-MATA (Japanese for ‘we’ll meet once more’) carried out off the coast of Chennai. The train included coordinated manoeuvres corresponding to boarding operations, station-keeping, and firefighting drills symbolising operational synergy and preparedness.
The go to and related actions have been meticulously coordinated by Headquarters, Coast Guard Region East, below the management of Inspector General Datwinder Singh Saini, TM, Commander, Coast Guard Region (East). The camaraderie and shared spirit witnessed through the go to reinforce the deepening cooperation between the 2 Coast Guards in pursuit of a typical objective: guaranteeing safe and peaceable seas. (ANI)