Coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil-24’ on Nov. 20, 21 on Kerala, Lakshadweep coasts
The fourth edition of the biennial coastal defence exercise titled Sea Vigil-24 will be held on Wednesday and Thursday (November 20 and 21) on the Kerala and Lakshadweep coasts, in order to take stock of ‘Maritime Security including Coastal Defence and Offshore Security’ in the region.

Briefing mediapersons at the Joint Operations Centre (JOC) and Sagar Prahari Bal here on Monday, senior officials of Indian Navy said that Sea Vigil was a major coastal security exercise that was being held since January 2019 in participation with 16 maritime and coastal security stakeholders in the country. They include the Coast Guard, police, coastal police, Intelligence, Customs, Immigration and ports personnel, apart from stakeholders in the fisheries sector.