First marine ambulance boat 'PRATHEEKSHA' commissioned in Kerala

The Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the first ever marine ambulance named ‘PRATHEEKSHA’ on 27 August 2020 via videoconferencing.
Pratheeksha is first in the series of 3 fully equipped marine ambulance boat built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), for the Department of Fisheries, Govt. of Kerala.
The other two other boats namely ‘Prathyasha’ and ‘Karunya’ were also launched on the same day.
These marine ambulances will be deployed at Vizhinjam village of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.
They have been built at a cost of Rs. 6.08 crore, to save the lives of fishermen during accidents at sea.
The boat has been designed by the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology as per the specifications of Indian Registry of Shipping.