Solas Marine Fast Interceptor Boat (FIC) are vessels being built by a shipyard located along the Hamilton Canal at Wattala, near Colombo

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

 owned by Solas Marine Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Formerly by Blue Star Marine). Solas Marine Lanka (Pvt) Ltd is part of Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

 based Solas Marine Services Group.

The Indian

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 ministry of defence (MOD) on May 22, sent out request for proposal (RfP) to 43 shipyards in India and other countries for 80 FIC worth $ 60-65 million. Thereafter Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan

Sri Lankan can refer to:* related to Sri Lanka* Demographics of Sri Lanka** Sri Lankan Tamil people, an ethnic minority* Culture of Sri Lanka* Sri Lankan cuisine* SriLankan Airlines...

 shipyard Solas Marine was shortlisted for supply of the 80 boats.
These 80 boats will be supplied in batches of 15 and the induction of the boats will take place over 36 months from the day the contract is signed.

The Solas Marine interceptor boats are 8-10 meter long boats, carry a crew of 5-7 and are lightly-armed, capable of speeds of 45-50 knots. It would be used by the Indian Navy

Indian Navy

The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...

 newly-raised 1,000-man Sagar Prahari Bal

Sagar Prahari Bal

The Sagar prahari bal is the wing of the Indian Navy which is entrusted with the responsibility of patrolling India's shallow waters. The force consists of 2,000 personnel and is equipped with 80 patrol boats...

 to intercept suspicious boats along the coast for inspection and verification. They will also be used for preventing crimes such as poaching and smuggling, apart from counter-terror operations.

See also

• ABG Interceptor Class fast attack crafts
  ABG Interceptor Class fast attack crafts
  The ABG Interceptor Class vessels are series of eleven fast attack crafts being built by ABG Shipyard, Surat for the Indian coast guard. The ships are intended as a cost-effective platform for patrol and rescue operations in close coast and shallow waters.-Design:...
  
  
• L&T Interceptor Class fast attack crafts
  L&T Interceptor Class fast attack crafts
  The L&T Interceptor class fast attack craft are a series of 36 interceptor boats being built by L&T Shipyard for the Indian Coast Guard. The ships are intended for patrol and rescue operations in India's Exclusive Economic Zone....
  
  
• Couach fast interceptor boats
  Couach fast interceptor boats
  Couach fast interceptor boats are naval boats being built by French shipyard Couach Yachts for Indian Navy.-Background:In the wake of terrorist attack on 2008 Mumbai attacks to improve the coastal security net Indian navy on 27 March 2010 placed an order worth around Rs 65 crore for 15 such boats...
  
  

External Links

• http://www.defencenow.com/news/237/indian-navy-to-acquire-80-interceptor-boats-from-sri-lanka.html
• http://defenceforumindia.com/asia-pacific-middle-east/23173-sri-lanka-firm-wins-indian-navy-boat.html