Coast Guard escorted 40,000 fishermen to safe harbours during 11 cyclones, it says.. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) through its deterrence and coordinated air surveillance seized contraband worth about ₹1,500 crore in 2020 and apprehended more than 10 foreign fishing boats with 80 miscreants illegally operating in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the ICG said on Sunday. The ‘Preventive and Measured Response’ stance of operations introduced just over a year ago ensured that more than 6,000 fishing boats with about 40,000 fishermen were escorted to safe harbours during 11 cyclones, thus averting loss of lives and property, an ICG statement said ahead of its 45th Raising Day on February 1.