Commissioning of Indian Coast Guard Ship H-189

Indian Coast Guard Ship H-189, the third of the series of twelve Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) designed and built by M/s Griffon Hoverworks Limited (GHL), UK was commissioned on November 20, 2012 at Mumbai by Vice Admiral SK Sinha, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. The 21 metres long Air Cushion Vehicle with 31 tonnes displacement can achieve a maximum speed of 45 knots. The ACV is capable of undertaking multifarious tasks at sea. With the commissioning of H-189, the force level of ICG has gone up to 77 ships and boats and with the planned inductions the force level would be doubling by 2018.