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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 | 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== | ||