Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on January 9, 2021 attended the Sagar Anveshika dedication function at the Chennai Port Trust.
- Sagar Anveshika is a Coastal Research Vessel.
- SAGAR TARA, the first of the Coastal Research Vessels which was built for National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, was launched in December 2018 and has been delivered to NIOT in August 2019.
- SAGAR ANVESHIKA is the second Coastal Research Vessel.