Seychelles Coast Guard adds new patrol boat to its fleet   |26 February 2025

By Patrick Joubert

The Seychelles Coast Guard, the maritime arm of the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF), has added a new patrol boat, PB Boudeuse, to its fleet of vessels, a gift from the Indian government.

The fast coastal interceptor boat, with speeds edging over 45 knots, was handed over to the Chief of Defence Forces, Major General Michael Rosette, by the High Commissioner (HC) of India to Seychelles, Karthik Pande, in a commissioning ceremony held yesterday morning at the SDF coast guard base at Perseverance.

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