GRSE and GSI sign contract for two Coastal Research Vessels

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd signed a contract for the construction of two Coastal Research Vessels (CRVs) for the Geological Survey of India (GSI). 

The contract for the two Coastal Research Vessels (CRVs) was signed by Cdr Shantanu Bose, Director (Shipbuilding), GRSE and Dr N. M. Shareef, Deputy Director General & HoD, Marine & Coastal Survey Division, GSI, in the presence of Asit Saha, Director General, GSI, and other senior officials from GRSE & GSI.

The signing of this contract highlights GRSE’s expertise in the field of research platforms. The shipyard is currently building an Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, and an Acoustic Research Ship (ARS) for the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), an establishment under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Each CRV will have a length of 64 meters with a width of 12 meters.

The deadweight tonnage of each CRV will be about 450 Tonnes. The vessels will have an endurance of 15 days with a top speed of 10 knots. Each ship will have facilities for 35 personnel on board. These specialised vessels will have capabilities to carry out offshore geological mapping, mineral exploration (including dredging), ocean environment monitoring and research. The ships will have modern, well-equipped scientific laboratories on board for data processing and sample analysis.