- Security domain
- Sea
- What it is
- armed force · service (level 3)
- Founded
- 1977
- Statutory basis
- Coast Guard Act, 1978
- Acknowledged by
- Official website (official site)
- Active headcount
- 13,842 (2019) estimated, low confidence
- Headcount source
- Wikipedia infobox, Indian Coast Guard (sanctioned strength)
- Website
- indiancoastguard.gov.in
- Identifiers
- factbase.org/org/TWM9RDRP06 · Q356379
Platforms it operates
From the service's own equipment list where one is published.
- Adamya-class patrol vessel
- GSL-class pollution control vessel
- HAL Chetak
- Dornier 228
- Vikram-class offshore patrol vessel
- ABG fast interceptor craft
- Bharati-class interceptor boat
- Bristol-class interceptor craft
- Aadesh-class fast patrol vessel
- Samarth-class offshore patrol vessel
- Sankalp-class offshore patrol vessel
- L&T-class fast interceptor craft
- Rajshree-class inshore patrol vessel
- Rani Abbakka-class inshore patrol vessel
- Samar-class offshore patrol vessel
- Sarojini Naidu-class extra-fast patrol vessel
- Dhruv Mk. I
- Dhruv Mk.III
- Timblo-class interceptor craft
- Vishwast-class advanced offshore patrol vessel