Japan Coast Guard Ship ‘Echigo’ arrives in Chennai to Participate in Annual Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ 

Japan Coast Guard Ship ‘Echigo’ arrives in Chennai to Participate in Annual Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’

• The Japan Coast Guard Ship ‘Echigo’ reached Chennai on 13 January 2020 on a five-day goodwill visit.
• It will also participate in the Annual Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ with the Indian Coast Guard off Chennai on 16 January 2020.
• ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ is the 19th edition of the exercise being conducted between the two Coast Guards since 2000.
• From Indian side, four Indian Coast Guard ships, their aircraft and a vessel from the Chennai-based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) are participating in the exercise.