Coastguard

Mumbai on high alert after school children claim to spot armed men in Uran

High alert was issued along the Mumbai coast and adjoining areas after a group of armed men were allegedly spotted by a few school children in Uran on Thursday leading to a massive search operation launched by multiple agencies.

Eight missing after Greek coastguard vessel hits migrant boat

Eight migrants were missing near the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday after their boat collided with a Greek rescue vessel, the coastguard said.

Three days later, naval ship picks up signal from missing Coast Guard Dornier aircraft

A sonar-equipped Naval survey ship has picked up signals from the ill-fated Coast Guard Dornier aircraft that went missing with three crew members on board on June 8 along the Tamil Nadu coast.

Boat capsizes off the Libyan coast, 400 migrants feared dead

Up to 400 illegal migrants died after their vessel capsized off the Libyan coast.

Can't rule out another 26/11-type attack: Coast Guard chief

Coast Guard chief A.G. Thapliyal Friday asserted that coastal security has improved significantly since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack but did not rule out the possibility of another attack from the sea route.