Clean Sea is India’s Regional Level Marine Oil Pollution Response Exercise.

This year Clean Sea exercise was conducted off the coast of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

• The drill was performed in accordance to National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOS-DCP).
• The exercise included both – aerial and surface missions.
• The aerial missions were carried out Dornier/Chetak aircrafts whereas surface missions were carried out by ICG Pollution Control Vessels.

The Indian Coast Guard is responsible for marine environment protection in maritime zones of India. ICG is the coordinating authority for response to oil spills in Indian Waters. ICG has set up pollution response centres at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair.