Mauritius Coast Guard

the bigger ship “Valiant” was made in Chile, in Asmar, Talcahuano shipyard

Ja,
I think upwards of 2/3 the Mauritian population is of Indian origin, so Indian CO doesn’t necessarily mean he’s deputed from the Indian navy

Cheers,
Raj

Thanks for the response’s guys, much appreciated :), thought it might be a bit of a dead thread

I believe that the Vigilant, the largest combat ship of the service, is Canadian-built

Thats interesting i will look into that cheers.

Thanks for the sites JonS, just found the official NCG ( what would i do without google :p ) Very imformative indeed, quite an impressive array of ships for a small island nation.

In the better pic of the Vigilant on the official NCG site, has it got a helicopter pad on the back? I did see an alouette heli (i think) flying around our hotel one afternoon, (see picture, again not very good, took it at the last minute before it flew off) Though on the site it only says the NCG has an dornier and defender. :confused: The helicopter might be from another force exercising in the area??

Thanks again for your replies

I wonder how many of the 350 members are Indian since there CiC is Indian?

NCG info

The mission of the 350-member Mauritian Coast Guard (MCG) is to ensure the safety of Mauritian fisherman, prevent smuggling, and protect the marine environment. The MCG inventory includes two Soviet-built surveillance craft, the CGS Rescuer, and the CGS Retriever. Both vessels carry cannons with 1,000-meter-plus precise-target air or marine-surface strike capability. On March 30, 1993, the MCG purchased a 210-ton Indian-built seaward defense boat. This vessel is armed with two Bofors 40/60 guns and carries a thirty-two-member crew. Acquisition of this boat improved the MCG’s coastal surveillance capability. An Indian naval officer commands the MCG; an unknown number of MCG personnel have received training from Indian naval instructors.

Official NCG website

Name of vessel Type of vessel Date commissioned
1.CGS Vigilant Off shore patrol 27 Jun 96
2.CGS Guardian Seaward Defence 22 Apr 93
3.CGS Rescuer Zhuk 17 Jan 90
4.CGS Retriever Zhuk 17 Jan 90
5.CGV Castor Mandovi 17 Jul 90
6.CGV Polaris Mandovi 17 Jul 90
7.CGV Marlin Mandovi 24 Jul 87
8.CGV Barracuda Mandovi 24 Jul 87
9.Heavy duty boat Aluminium hull

I believe that the Vigilant, the largest combat ship of the service, is Canadian-built

Very Very interesting mate thanks for this, tell me mate Vigilant (?) in the first pic and the third pic seems to have some sort of stealth covering on it, do you have a better pic of it?