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Indian coast guard ship calls on Myanmar's Yangon port

Xinhua, January 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

An Indian coast guard ship called on Myanmar's Yangon Port on Thursday, aimed at enhancing maritime cooperation between India and Myanmar.

The VARAD, an offshore patrol vessel designed and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd, carries 11 officers and 95 sailors.

The ship has an endurance of over 5,000 nautical miles and is regularly undertaking anti-smuggling, anti-poaching patrol in addition to tasks related to preservation and protection of marine environment and search and rescue at sea.

The ship is designed to carry a Chetak helicopter that enhances the surveillance, interdiction and search and rescue capability of the ship.

The ship's five-day visit to Yangon came more than seven months after that of an Indian Naval Ship to Yangon's Thilawa Port in May last year. Endit