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The '''Sagar Prahari Bal''' (SPB) meaning Ocean Sentinel Force, is a unit of the [[Indian Navy]], formed in March 2009, which is entrusted with the responsibility of patrolling India's coastal waters.<ref name="TOI28089355">{{cite web |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-30/pune/28089355_1_simulators-ins-shivaji-training |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121025121111/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-30/pune/28089355_1_simulators-ins-shivaji-training |url-status= dead |archive-date= 25 October 2012 |title=Special force to get training at INS Shivaji - |first=Prasad |last=Kulkarni |date=30 October 2009 |work= [[The Times of India]] |accessdate=18 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/govt-orders-coastal-security-restructuring/429319/0 |title=Govt orders coastal security restructuring |first=Manu |last=Pubby |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=1 March 2009|accessdate=18 June 2012}}</ref> The force consists of 2,000 personnel and is equipped with 80 [[patrol boats]]. The force was constituted after the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|Mumbai terror attacks]] and the main duty of the force is to guard against such terrorist attacks by patrolling the coastline and also to conduct search and rescue operations.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=51144 |title=Fast Interceptor boats for Sagar Prahari Bal |work=Govt. of India Press Information Bureau |date=29 July 2009 |accessdate=18 June 2012}}</ref> The soldiers are trained at [[INS Shivaji]], a naval training and engineering base, near [[Lonavla#Places of interest around Lonavla and Khandala|Lonavla]].<ref name=ininss>{{cite web|title=INS Shivaji (Engineering Training Establishment)|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/training/navy-training/ins-shivaji-engineering-training-establishment|publisher=Indian Navy|access-date=14 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718031536/http://indiannavy.nic.in/training/navy-training/ins-shivaji-engineering-training-establishment|archive-date=18 July 2012|df=}}</ref><ref name="TOI28089355"/>

The SPB maintains security at all major and minor ports in India and carries out round the clock patrolling and is also part of search and rescue operations in times of emergency.

==Arms and Equipment==
The arms and ammunition used by the Sagar Prahari Bal is manufactured by the [[Indian Ordnance Factories]] functioning under the Ministry of Defence.
*[[AKM]]
*[[IWI Tavor TAR-21]]
*[[Glock]]
*[[Sig P226]]
*[[MP5]]
*[[INSAS]]

==See also==
* [[Solas Marine Fast Interceptor Boat]]
* [[Indian Navy]]
* [[Military of India]]
* [[Indian Naval Academy]]
* [[Indian Coast Guard]]
* [[Sagar Institute of Research & Technology|Sagar Institute of Research & Technology - SIRT]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Law enforcement in India}}
{{Military of India}}
{{Coast guards}}

[[Category:Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Maritime security of India]]

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