INDIAN COAST GUARD - Search and Rescue Organisation

Sentinels of
Indian Maritime Zone

NATIONAL MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE CO-ORDINATING AUTHORITY [ NMSRCA]

The Indian Coast Guard is the National Maritme Search aand Rescue Co-ordinating Authority for executing / coordinating SAR missions in the Indian maritime SRR. The Coast Guard SAR response involves multi-mission stations located in all maritime states, Coast Guard ships and Coast Guard aircraft linked by communication network. Director General Coast Guard is the National Maritime SAR Coordinating Authority(NMSARCA). Under NMSARCA the Indian Search and Rescue Region of India is divided into three SAR areas with MRCC's located at Mumbai , Chennai and PortBlair with subcentres (MRSC ) at Porbandar , Goa, New Manglore, Mumbai and Kochi in the west, Vizag, Paradip and Haldia in the East and Diglipur, Campbellbay in Andaman and Nicobar.

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National SAR Agency: Indian Coast Guard
Address: Coast Guard Headquarters, National Stadium Complex, Purana Quila Road, New Delhi - 110 001, India
Tel: +91 11 23384934, 11 23385849 & 11 23384165
Fax: +91 11 23383196
E-mail: icg.dops@bol.net.in

The Indian Coast Guard is responsible for co–ordinating SAR operations in the Indian Maritime SRR. The Indian SRR is divided into four sub-regions, each with an assigned MRCC at Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Is) and MRSC at Porbandar. The MRCCs/MRSCs are co-located with Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (RHQs) and co-ordinate missions with other agencies via a network of MRSCs. Merchant vessels plying through the Indian SRR may participate in a Computerised Vessel Reporting System for SAR known as “INDSAR”. Position reporting by using two digit INMARSAT service code 43 via LES Arvi is voluntary and free of charge. The INDSAR system is co-ordinated by MRCC Mumbai, MMSI 004192203, e-mail: indsar@vsnl.net. Preferred inter RCC language is English.

Telephone +91

Fax +91

Others

INMCC
(Cospas-Sarsat SPOC)

80 28094546
80 28371857

80 28371857

AFTN VOBGYCYS E-mail inmcc@istrac.org

North Western Region

Telephone +91

Fax +91

Others

MRSC PORBANDAR

286 2214422

286 2210559

Inmarsat C 441908210=GJCG X
Inmarsat M 691900510 E-mail opsdhq1@yahoo.com

MRSC OKHA

2892 262259

2892 263421

Inmarsat C 441900446 Inmarsat mini-M 762484056 (voice), 762484057 (fax), 762484058 (data)
E-mail cocgsokha@yahoo.com

MRSC VADINAR

2833 256579

2833 256560

Inmarsat C 441900448=CGVD X
Inmarsat mini-M 762484114 (Voice) 762484115 (Fax) ,762484116 (Data) E-mail cgsvadinar@yahoo.co.in, icgstn_vdr@sancharnet.in

Western Region

Telephone +91

Fax +91

Others

MRCC MUMBAI CGRHQ(West)

22 24316558
22 24388065
22 24383146
22 24301455
22 24376133
MSAR call 1554
(toll free)

22 24316558

22 24333727

AFTN VABBYXYC                                        Inmarsat C INDSAR Toll Free Code 43
Inmarsat C 441907210=BMCG X
Inmarsat mini-M    762882349 (voice),                762882350 (fax),762882351 (data)
E-mail   indsar@vsnl.net , icgmrcc_mumbai@mtnl.net.in

MRSC GOA

832 2521718

832 2520584

Inmarsat C 441900446 Inmarsat mini-M 762484056 (voice), 762484057 (fax),762484058 (data)
E-mail cocgsokha@yahoo.com

MRSC NEW MANGALORE

824 2405262

824 2405267

Inmarsat C 441908310=DHRM X
E-mail cgdhq3@dataone.in , coastguardmangalore@rediffmail.com icgmrscmangalore@dataone.in

MRSC KOCHI (Cochin)

484 2218969

484 2217164

Inmarsat C 441907310=DHQC X
Inmarsat M 641901110
E-mail dhq4opsroom@gmail.com

Eastern Region (including Bay of Bengal)

Telephone +91

Fax +91

Others

MRCC CHENNAI

44 23460405
44 25395018

44 25395018
44 24360405

AFTN VOMMYXCG Inmarsat C 441907510=MSCG X E-mail:- isareast@dataone.in ,icgmrcc_chennai@dataone.in

MRSC HALDIA

3224 267755

3224 264541

Inmarsat C 441907110=DHQH X Inmarsat M 641901210
Inmarsat mini-M 762484198 (voice)
Inmarsat mini-M 762484199 (fax)
Inmarsat mini-M 762484210 (data)
E-mail:- dh8@dataone.in

MRSC PARADIP

6722 220174

6722 223359

Inmarsat C 441907710=DHQP X
Inmarsat M 641901710
E-mail commanding74@bsnl.in ,commander_cg@bsnl.in

MRSC VISAKHAPATNAM

891 2547266

891 2568878

891 2568875

891 2568878

Inmarsat C 441907010=CEDD X
Inmarsat mini-M 762882360 (voice), 762882361 (fax) 762882362 (data)
E-mail cgdhq6@bsnl.in

MRSC MANDAPAM

4573 241634
4573 241518

4573 241142

Inmarsat C 441907810=CGSM X
Inmarsat mini- M 761887344 (voice), 761887345 (fax), 761887346 (data)
E-mail icgsmp@dataone.in

Andaman & Nicobar Region

Telephone +91

Fax +91

Others

MRCC PORT BLAIR

3192 245530
3192 246081

3192 242948

Inmarsat C 441908010 Inmarsat mini-M 762483765 (voice), 762483766 (fax), 762483767 (data)
E-mail commanderbb@dataone.in

MRSC DIGLIPUR

3192 272315

3192 272345

Inmarsat C 441908110
Inmarsat mini-M 762483768 (voice), 762483769 (fax), 762483770 (data)
E-mail 762483770@inmarsat.vsnl.com , cgdhq9diglipur@gmail.com

MRSC CAMPBELL BAY

3193 264215 3193 264205

3193 264212

Inmarsat C 441907910
Inmarsat mini-M 762483771 (voice), 762483772 (fax), 762483773 (data)
E-mail 762483773@inmarsat.vsnl.com

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