Indian conducts Coastal Security Exercise – Triton II

By admin | April 23rd, 2010

The Triton II Coastal Security Exercise conducted from 19th April to 23rd April in Kerala by the Commander in Chief Coastal Defence has achieved all its objectives. In a special briefing conducted for the media, chaired by Commodore MR Ajayakumar, Naval Officer in Charge, Kerala along with representatives from all participating agencies, the Commodore expressed satisfaction at the gains accrued.

Exercise Triton II which saw massive mobilization of all the participating agencies involved in Coastal Security was executed by District Headquarters No 4. The second edition of Triton also had deployment of 6 Ships of the Indian Coast Guard, 2 ships from the Indian Navy, aerial assets of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard as well as assets of the Kerala Police and other agencies. 9 groups of personnel drawn from different agencies enacted the role of anti national elements whilst others fulfilled the role of Coastal Defence. The planning and execution of the exercise catered for scenarios typical to Kerala. The lacunae and shortcomings observed during the exercise are being collated for future corrective action.

The briefing was attended by representatives from Kerala Police, Intelligence Bureau, Fisheries Department, Port Department, Customs, Central Excise in addition to Commodore MS Chandrashekhar Chief Staff Officer (Operations ), Southern Naval Command and DIG BK Loshali, Commander Coast Guard District Headquarters No 4.