Keralam Defence Defence & Security

Navy takes its coastal security campaign to Kochi's fishing community at Thoppumpady

13 November 2026

The Indian Navy held a Coastal Security Awareness Campaign at Thoppumpady Harbour in Kochi. The campaign is part of the Coastal Defence and Security Readiness Evaluation phase of Sea Vigil-26, written as CDSRE. Fishermen, boat operators and other maritime stakeholders were asked to stay alert at sea, follow security procedures and report anything suspicious at once. The Navy framed coastal security as work shared between security agencies and the people who live and work on the coast. The Indian Navy, the Indian Coast Guard and State agencies work together in this exercise. Sea Vigil is the pan-India coastal defence exercise, Sea Vigil-26 is its fifth edition, and it runs its CDSRE phase from 11 to 17 November and its Sea Phase on 18 and 19 November. The exercise covers India's entire coastline and the Exclusive Economic Zone, and was conceived in 2018 to test the measures brought in after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Edition of the exercise: Fifth edition of Sea Vigil Venue of the campaign: Thoppumpady Harbour, Kochi CDSRE phase: 11 to 17 November Sea Phase: 18 and 19 November

Why it matters for exams: CDSRE expands to Coastal Defence and Security Readiness Evaluation, the Indian Navy is the lead agency for Sea Vigil, and the exercise was conceived in 2018 after the 2008 Mumbai attacks — named phases and originating year are standard Defence questions.

Kerala PSCUPSC

13 November 2026 Source: OnManorama

In plain words

CDSRE Coastal Defence and Security Readiness Evaluation — The first phase of the Sea Vigil exercise, in which coastal readiness is checked before the sea phase.

EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone — The sea area up to 200 nautical miles from the coast where a country has rights over resources.