The Bangladesh Coast Guard's (BCG's) fleet has been boosted with the arrival of the first of two pairs of Italian-built Minerva-class corvettes/offshore patrol vessels (OPVs). The two ships, CGS Syed Nazrul (PL-71, ex-ITS Minerva) and CGS Tajuddin (PL-72, ex-ITS Sibilla), arrived in Chittagong on 2 November. The second pair, CGS Mansoor Ali (ex-ITS Uraina) and CGS Kamruzzaman (ex-ITS Danaide), are undergoing conversion at Fincantieri facilities in Italy. The vessels are slated to enter service in the "next three to six months", according to Captain Shahidul Islam, Commander of the BCG's East Zone.
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