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ICG Hovercraft makes technical halt at Marina beach

Chennai, Oct 17 (UNI) A hovercraft of Indian Coast Guard has made a Technical halt at Marina Beach in Chennai on Saturday.
The hovercraft is indigenously made and recently commissioned at Goa.
It is on its way to Haldia in West Bengal, which is its home port. On its way, for rest etc, it has made a temporary halt. It will resume its journey towards Haldia later, a defence
statement said.
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