ICGS Samrat

En 2014, el Samrat participó en el 13.º ejercicio conjunto entre las Guardias Costeras de India y Japón, que se celebra anualmente desde 1999 y se tituló Sahayog-Kaijin 2014. ^{[ 5 ]} El buque de la Guardia Costera de Japón (JCG) Mizuho y su helicóptero integrado, el helicóptero HAL Chetak , el avión Dornier 228 y el ICGS C-404 también participaron en el ejercicio, que se centró en procedimientos antipiratería, medidas de control de la contaminación y otras áreas de interés profesional común. ^{[ 6 ]}

On 19 July 2024, Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) Mumbai of ICG received distress call container carrier MV Maersk Frankfurt 50 nm off Karwar about a major fire on board. Immediately, ICGS Sahet, Sujeet and Samrata long with a Dornier and a ALH Dhruv were deployed by Coast Guard District HQ No 11 (Goa) for aerial surveillance operations. ICGS Samudra Prahari also provided support. As of 20 July, after 12 hours of effort, the fire in the front section of the ship was suppressed but the fire in the midship section was ablaze. ICG is preparing for the provision of Dry Chemical Powder (DCP) bags and balls to support firefighting operations.^[7][8] As of 21 July, after 24 hours of distress call, the ship was 17 miles off Karwar and ICG was battling smoke and small fires on board the container ship. ICG had decided to use DCP to douse the fire. One Filipino crew member died in the incident. The cause of the fire is expected to be a short circuit after which the fire spread to the cargo classified as International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) that was on board, according to a report. The ship was en route from Mundra port, India to Colombo port, Sri Lanka.^[9]

On 22 July, ICG's Deputy Inspector General Bhatia confirmed that the fire is under control after using 150 kg of DCP bags from helicopters. There were no fire in the dangerous goods section of the ship. Small fires were still on, four vessels of ICG were near the ship and helicopters were taking routine visits. The ship was out of danger. No oil pollution is reported but adequate preparation has been taken Indian Coast Guard has asked Karnataka, Goa and Kerala to activate the pollution response mechanism.^[10][11] By 30 July, Operation Sahayata was complete and a total of five ships, one Dornier and two Dhruv helicopters were deployed for the job. More than 1200 kg of DCP was used. Infrared images confirmed that hotspots has reduced and smoldering was reduced to one small part of the ship. There were no more pollution risks and the ship was stable and operational.^[12]