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Indian Coast Guard Conducts SAREX-2026 Search and Rescue Drill Off Odisha Coast
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News18•08-10-2026, 17:15
Indian Coast Guard Conducts SAREX-2026 Search and Rescue Drill Off Odisha Coast
- •The Indian Coast Guard conducted the 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX-2026 off the Odisha coast.
- •The exercise was held under the theme Leveraging Technology to Strengthen SAR Preparedness and Maritime Safety.
- •Fifteen Coast Guard ships, multiple aircraft from the Air Force and Navy, and various civil agencies participated in the drill.
- •Thirty-two observers from 30 countries witnessed the event, highlighting international cooperation in maritime safety.
- •The Coast Guard has undertaken 4390 search and rescue missions and saved 11897 lives over the past five decades.
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The Indian Coast Guard conducted the 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2026) off the Odisha coast near Paradip. The exercise was held under the theme 'Leveraging Technology to Strengthen SAR Preparedness and Maritime Safety'.
The exercise was inaugurated by Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth and reviewed by ICG Director General Paramesh Sivamani. It was witnessed by 32 observers representing 30 different countries.
India's National Maritime Search and Rescue Board was constituted in 2002, following the country's accession to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979, in 2001.
