Cochin Shipyard launched the 17th in a series of tweny Fast Patrol Vessels (BY 517) being built for Indian Coast Guard, the shipbuilding company said in a press release.

The vessel was named 'ICGS ARUSH' and launched by Smt Jyothi Devanand, wife of DIG G Devanand, Coast Guard Refit &Production Superintendent, Kochi in a simple ceremony at Cochin Shipyard. Cmde K. Subramaniam, CMD, CSL, DIG M.V. Pathak, Commander District IV, Capt R. S. Sundar, Director
(Operations) CSL, Shri D Paul Ranjan, Director (Finance), CSL, and other senior officials of CSL and ICG were present on the occasion.