Template:Infobox ship MCGS Huravee, formerly INS Tarmugli, is a fast attack craft[1] of the class in the Indian Navy and the first ship in the series of four Follow On Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FOWJFAC). The ship was commissioned by Vice Admiral HCS Bisht AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command.[2][3] The indigenously conceived, designed and built ship, named after an island of same name in the Andaman archipelago is capable of operating in shallow waters at high speeds. Built for extended coastal and off-shore surveillance and patrol duties the warship is fitted with advanced MTU engines, water jet propulsion as well as latest communication equipment.[4]
She was donated to the Maldivian Coast Guard on 2 May 2023, and commissioned as MCGS Huravee, replacing an older Trinkat-class vessel.[5][6] The ship underwent refits at the Mumbai dockyard in April 2025.[7] A supply of spare parts was made by India in late-December 2025.[8][9]She participated at the International Fleet Review 2026 held at Visakapatanam in India in February 2026.[10]
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- ↑ "Indian Navy commissions Water Jet Fast Attack Craft at Mumbai - 26 Sep 17" (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "INS Tarmugli Commissioned Into Indian Navy In Visakhapatnam".
- ↑ "INS Tarmugli Joins the Indian Navy".
- ↑ "Navy commissions new fast attack ship INS Tarmugli".
- ↑ "Eastern Naval Command bids farewell to INS Tarmugli in Visakhapatnam". The Hindu. 7 April 2023.
- ↑ "Rajnath Singh hands over Fast Patrol Vessel, Landing Craft Assault ship to Maldives". The Economic Times. 2 May 2023.
- ↑ Indian Navy Completes Refit of Maldivian Ship Huravee Under ‘MAHASAGAR’ Vision | DD News On Air
- ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "Deputy Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy hands over operational spares for MNDF Coast Guard Ship Huravee to Maldives CDF". The Tribune. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ Peri, Usha (13 February 2026). "Foreign naval ships arrive in Visakhapatnam ahead of IFR, MILAN, IONS 2026". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 February 2026.