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	'''PS ''Contant''''' is a {{sclass\|Trinkat\|patrol vessel}} owned and operated by the [[Seychelles Coast Guard]]. She was formerly operated by the [[Indian Navy]] as INS ''Tarasa'' (T63).<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=Seychelles News Agency \|title=India gifts second patrol ship to Seychelles – 'PS Constant' has the youngest Seychellois commanding officer \|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/1730/India+gifts+second+patrol+ship+to+Seychelles++'PS+Constant'+has+the+youngest+Seychellois+commanding+officer \|accessdate=19 March 2017}}</ref> [[India]], as well as the [[United Arab Emirates]], have helped equip the Seychelles Coast Guard with patrol vessels.<ref name=Sna2014-11-07/><ref name=Seychelles2014-10-11/><ref name=Mfa2011/><ref name=TheNationalUAE2013-03-11/><ref name=WorkboatWorld2011-01-10/> India and the UAE helped equip the tiny [[Seychelles]] with these patrol vessels due to its strategic location, very near the area off the [[Horn of Africa]] that is notorious for pirate attacks.		'''PS ''Contant''''' is a {{sclass\|Trinkat\|patrol vessel}} owned and operated by the [[Seychelles Coast Guard]]. She was formerly operated by the [[Indian Navy]] as INS ''Tarasa'' (T63).<ref>{{cite web \|publisher=Seychelles News Agency \|title=India gifts second patrol ship to Seychelles – 'PS Constant' has the youngest Seychellois commanding officer \|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/1730/India+gifts+second+patrol+ship+to+Seychelles++'PS+Constant'+has+the+youngest+Seychellois+commanding+officer \|accessdate=19 March 2017}}</ref> [[India]], as well as the [[United Arab Emirates]], have helped equip the Seychelles Coast Guard with patrol vessels.<ref name=Sna2014-11-07/><ref name=Seychelles2014-10-11/><ref name=Mfa2011/><ref name=TheNationalUAE2013-03-11/><ref name=WorkboatWorld2011-01-10/> India and the UAE helped equip the tiny [[Seychelles]] with these patrol vessels due to its strategic location, very near the area off the [[Horn of Africa]] that is notorious for pirate attacks.

	India's most senior ~~Naval~~ officer, [[Robin Dhowan]], traveled to Seychelles, for the official handover.<ref name=Deccan2014-11-06/> She was the second vessel India turned over to Seychelles. ''Tarmugli'' was re-christened {{PS\|Topaz}} when she was transferred in 2005.<ref name=Ins2014-11-07/>		India's most senior naval officer, [[Robin Dhowan]], traveled to Seychelles, for the official handover.<ref name=Deccan2014-11-06/> She was the second vessel India turned over to Seychelles. ''Tarmugli'' was re-christened {{PS\|Topaz}} when she was transferred in 2005.<ref name=Ins2014-11-07/>

	==See also==		==See also==

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'''PS ''Contant''''' is a {{sclass|Trinkat|patrol vessel}} owned and operated by the [[Seychelles Coast Guard]]. She was formerly operated by the [[Indian Navy]] as INS ''Tarasa'' (T63).<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Seychelles News Agency |title=India gifts second patrol ship to Seychelles – 'PS Constant' has the youngest Seychellois commanding officer |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/1730/India+gifts+second+patrol+ship+to+Seychelles++'PS+Constant'+has+the+youngest+Seychellois+commanding+officer |accessdate=19 March 2017}}</ref> [[India]], as well as the [[United Arab Emirates]], have helped equip the Seychelles Coast Guard with patrol vessels.<ref name=Sna2014-11-07/><ref name=Seychelles2014-10-11/><ref name=Mfa2011/><ref name=TheNationalUAE2013-03-11/><ref name=WorkboatWorld2011-01-10/> India and the UAE helped equip the tiny [[Seychelles]] with these patrol vessels due to its strategic location, very near the area off the [[Horn of Africa]] that is notorious for pirate attacks.

India's most senior Naval officer, [[Robin Dhowan]], traveled to Seychelles, for the official handover.<ref name=Deccan2014-11-06/> She was the second vessel India turned over to Seychelles. ''Tarmugli'' was re-christened {{PS|Topaz}} when she was transferred in 2005.<ref name=Ins2014-11-07/>

==See also==
* {{INS|Tarasa|T94}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=Deccan2014-11-06>
{{cite news
| url = http://www.deccanherald.com/content/439973/dhowan-hand-over-fast-attack.html
| title = Dhowan to hand over Fast Attack Craft to Seychelles tomorrow
| publisher = [[Deccan Herald]]
| author =
| date = 2014-11-06
| page =
| location = [[New Delhi]]
| accessdate = 2017-02-15
| quote = INS Tarasa, which has been recently refitted at Naval Dockyard Mumbai, will join her sister ship SCG Topaz as part of the Indian Navy's assistance to Seychelles Coast Guard in capacity building towards meeting her maritime security needs.
}}
</ref>
<ref name=Ins2014-11-07>
{{cite news
| url = https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/ins-tarasa-becomes-ps-constant
| title = 'INS Tarasa' becomes 'PS Constant'
| publisher = [[Indian Navy]]
| author =
| date = 2014-11-07
| page =
| location =
| accessdate = 2017-02-15
| quote = INS Tarasa (re-christened PS Constant) is the second fast Attack Craft to be gifted by the Government of India to Seychelles in the recent times, the previous being INS Tarmugli that was renamed PS Topaz.
}}
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<ref name=WorkboatWorld2011-01-10>
{{cite news
|url = http://www.bairdmaritime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8945:uae-donates-patrol-vessels-to-seychelles&catid=73&Itemid=65
|title = UAE donates patrol vessels to Seychelles
|publisher = [[Workboat World]]
|author =
|date = 2011-01-10
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|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110110094905/http://www.bairdmaritime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8945:uae-donates-patrol-vessels-to-seychelles&catid=73&Itemid=65
|archivedate = 2011-01-10
|accessdate = 2017-02-13
|url-status = dead
|quote = “The UAE pledged the donation of five maritime patrol vessels in July last year... We are deeply grateful for this gesture and we note its importance as our fight against piracy is an immediate concern, which requires swift action and concrete support from the international community," said Seychellois President Michel.
}}
</ref>
<ref name=Seychelles2014-10-11>
{{cite news
| url = http://www.mfa.gov.sc/static.php?content_id=18&news_id=912
| title = A milestone in our relations"- Indian Navy hands over patrol ship to Seychelles Coast Guard
| publisher = [[Seychelles Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]
| author =
| date = 2014-10-11
| page =
| location =
| accessdate = 2017-02-15
| quote = Seychelles now has 6 patrol ships: Topaz, Constant, Andromache, Etoile, La Flèche and Le Vigilant.
}}
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<ref name=Sna2014-11-07>
{{cite news
| url = http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/1730/India+gifts+second+patrol+ship+to+Seychelles++'PS+Constant'+has+the+youngest+Seychellois+commanding+officer
| title = India gifts second patrol ship to Seychelles – 'PS Constant' has the youngest Seychellois commanding officer
| publisher = [[Seychelles News Agency]]
| author = John Lablache, Sharon Uranie
| date = 2014-11-07
| page =
| location =
| accessdate = 2017-02-13
| quote = Apart from Etoile and Constant there are four other patrol vessels in the Seychelles Coast Guard's fleet; Topaz, Andromache (built in Italy in 1982 and funded by the Seychelles government) and La Flèche and Le Vigilant (both gifted by the UAE in 2011). - See more at: }}
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<ref name=Mfa2011>
{{cite news
| url = http://www.mfa.gov.sc/static.php?content_id=36&news_id=355
| title = UAE hands over 5 Coast Guard vessels
| publisher = [[Seychelles Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]
| author =
| date = 2011-04-01
| page =
| location =
| accessdate = 2017-02-13
| quote = Two of these patrol boats are 30 metres long and can carry around 15 people each. The first has been named La Flèche and the second is Le Vigilant.
}}
</ref>
<ref name=TheNationalUAE2013-03-11>
{{cite news
| url = http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/uae-a-vital-ally-in-piracy-war
| title = UAE a vital ally in piracy war
| publisher = [[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]
| author = Ramola Talwar Badam
| date = 2013-03-11
| page =
| location = [[Dubai]]
| accessdate = 2017-02-13
| quote = Over the past few years, the UAE has provided the Seychelles with a coast guard headquarters, radar stations, patrol boats and surveillance aircraft. There are now about 100 Somali pirates facing jail terms in the Seychelles and helping provide information about piracy gangs.
}}
</ref>
}}

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