{
  "id": 15349101,
  "title": "MDL lays keel of fifth Indian Coast Guard vessel, begins work on eighth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/mdl-lays-keel-of-fifth-indian-coast-guard-vessel-begins-work-on-eighth",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T03:55:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/corporate-gallery/mdl-lays-keel-of-fifth-indian-coast-guard-vessel-begins-work-on-eighth"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), a Navratna DPSU, under the Ministry of defence, Government of India, achieved two significant milestones on October 16, 2026 in the Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) project for the Indian Cost Guard (ICG). The Keel of the fifth ship, Y-16505 was laid, and the plate cutting ceremony of the eighth ship, Y-16508, was held at MDL. Production activity for the fifth ship…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}