Launch of Samudra Pratap | 02 Sep 2024

Source: PIB

Recently, the first indigenously built Pollution Control Vessel Samudra Pratap was launched in Goa.

• The Ship has been built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
• It is for the first time that these vessels are being designed and constructed indigenously. The vessel will help to check the oil spillage in the country’s sea coast.
• Oilspill:
  • An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity.
  • Oil spills may be caused by releases of crude oil from tankers, offshore platforms, drilling rigs or wells.
  • Oil on ocean surfaces harms aquatic life by blocking sunlight and reducing dissolved oxygen levels.
  • The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010) in the Gulf of Mexico is considered the largest and most famous oil spill in history.
  • Oilzapping is the new technique of using bacteria to get rid of oil spills.

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