New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence informed on Wednesday that it will conduct a two-day 11th National Maritime Search and Rescue exercise and workshop for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Kerala's Kochi. The workshop will be undertaken from November 28 to 29 and the event will be inaugurated by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
ICG Director General S Paramesh, also the National Maritime Search and Rescue Coordinating Authority, will also remain present during the event. The theme of the event will be 'Enhancing Search and Rescue capabilities through regional collaboration,' which informs about the ICG's commitment to provide assistance during "large-scale contingencies" in the Indian Search and Rescue region.
