China and Japan’s Coast Guards practiced acting in real time by saving the crew of a ship in trouble off the coast of Chennai on Friday. During the joint exercise code-named “Sahyog Kaijin” in the Bay of Bengal, the ICGS Shaurya and JCGS Yashima rushed quickly to save the crews of the MT Matsyadristi and MV Anveshika after they were involved in a simulated collision that caused a fire on the MT Matsyadristi and an oil spill.
As soon as they heard the emergency call, the fast patrol ships ICGS Annie Besant and ICGS Rani Abbakka sped forward to start the rescue. But before the ships got there, two Dorniers flew over the water to mark the spot’s position (GPS coordinates) so that rescue ships could get to the right place. The crew was taken off the ships because of a medical emergency, and the coast guard ships put out the fire with their rescue gear.
There were also remote-controlled buoys used to help save the last guy in the water. The men showed how skilled they were by stopping the oil spill and reducing the damage it did to the environment. Along with the two Chetak helicopters, the ICGS Shaunak, ICGS Sujay, and ICGS Samudra Paheredar took part in the practice.
After the rescue and relief operations were finished successfully, the units that were taking part entered the harbor one by one. Starting on January 8, the ICGS Shaurya and JCGS Yashima worked together on a training exercise that focused on how to respond to pollution from dangerous and unpleasant substances in order to clean up the sea.
Law enforcement, search and rescue, and responding to pollution at sea were all part of today’s joint practice. Inspector General Donny Michael, who is in charge of Coast Guard Region (East), looked over the joint practice.
Captain Yuichi Motoyama, who is in charge of the JCGS Yashima, met with the IG to improve relations between the two countries by sharing knowledge and talking about the best ways to do things. A memorandum of cooperation (MoC) was made between the two agencies in 2006 so that the coast guards of both countries could work together, train together, and learn about each other’s cultures.
“We mostly work on helping people and protecting the environment.” “The experience and knowledge of the other agency helped both of them a lot,” IG Donny Michael told reporters later.
“These joint exercises show that the two countries should work together more.” Captain Yuichi Motoyama said, “I can see that both sides have high morale.”
