| Event/Highlight | Details |
|---|---|
| RPREX-2025 | Regional Level Pollution Response Exercise conducted by the Indian Coast Guard. |
| Location | Mumbai |
| Objective | Assess preparedness, coordination, and response effectiveness for marine pollution incidents. |
| Simulated Scenario | Motor tanker vessel reported a major oil spill after collision with a fishing boat, causing heavy crude oil spillage. |
| Deployed Assets | Specialized Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) and two additional Coast Guard ships equipped with oil containment booms, skimmers, dispersant systems, and pollution monitoring equipment. |
| Plan Followed | Conducted as per the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan, the national framework for oil spill emergencies in Indian waters. |
| Role of Indian Coast Guard | Nodal agency for oil spill response in Indian waters; conducts regular drills, surveillance missions, and awareness programmes for marine environmental protection. |
| Key Focus | Enhancing operational readiness, improving inter-agency coordination, reducing response time, minimizing environmental and economic damage, and ensuring compliance with maritime obligations. |
| Importance | Oil spills threaten marine biodiversity, coastal livelihoods, fisheries, and tourism; India's 7,500 km coastline and dense shipping activity necessitate preparedness against such incidents. |
| Key Takeaways | Exercise focused on oil spill response; scenario involved oil spill from motor tanker; deployment of specialized vessels; Indian Coast Guard as nodal agency for oil spill response; conducted in Mumbai. |
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