29 Facts About Coast guard

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Coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country.

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Each WaterCoast guard station was issued with a Manby mortar, which had been invented by Captain George William Manby in 1808.

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The United States Coast Guard is a specialized military branch with law enforcement authority, whereas the United Kingdom's Her Majesty's Coastguard is a civilian organisation whose primary role is search and rescue.

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In Macau, coast guard responsibilities fall under the purview of the Macau Customs Service, which is in charge of conducting CG duties.

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Croatian Coast Guard is a division of the Croatian Navy responsible for protecting the interests of the Republic of Croatia at sea.

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Under the law, the commander of the Coast Guard is a Navy officer who is appointed and relieved of duty by the President of the Republic at the government's proposal.

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Georgian Coast Guard is the maritime arm of the Georgian Border Police, within the Ministry for Internal Affairs.

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Besides the Poti-based force, the Coast Guard includes a special counter-terrorist Detachment.

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German Federal Coast Guard, known as the Kustenwache, is both a civilian service and a law enforcement organisation, staffed with both police officers and certain civilians from the various German federal agencies associated with maritime administration with responsibility for the coordination of all law enforcement activities within its jurisdiction in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Haitian Coast Guard is an operational unit of the Haitian National Police.

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Icelandic Coast Guard has primarily been a law enforcement organisation but is in charge of national defences.

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12.

Irish Coast Guard makes up one arm of the Maritime Safety Services, the other being the Maritime Safety Directorate.

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In Japan, the Japan Coast Guard is under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and is responsible for the protection the coast-lines and islands of Japan.

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Royal Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but has separate vessels, many of which are purpose-built.

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The Philippine Coast Guard serves as an attached service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in wartime.

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In Poland, the law enforcement coast guard role is performed by the Maritime Branch of the Polish Border Guard .

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Search and Rescue role of coast guard is performed by Maritime Search and Rescue Service .

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18.

In Portugal, the coast guard role is performed by several government agencies that, together, form the Sistema de Autoridade Maritima or SAM.

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Russia's Coast Guard operates under the auspices of the Border Guard Service of Russia .

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20.

In Singapore, the Police Coast Guard is an operational department of the Singapore Police Force.

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21.

Functions of the coast guard were transferred from the Republic of Singapore Navy to what was then the Marine Police in February 1993.

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Swedish Coast Guard is a Swedish civilian government agency with combination of police tasks, border control, maritime rescue and environmental control.

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Swedish Coast Guard carries out some of its surveillance by air, and some on ice and snow .

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Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard is the maritime division of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force.

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Turkish Coast Guard of the Republic of Turkey is a branch of the Turkish Armed Forces and was initially founded in 1859.

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Turkish Coast Guard maintains a fleet of coastal patrol ships and small craft, as well as helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

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Sea Coast guard administration is split between the Azov-Black seas regional administration in Simferopol and the Southern regional administration in Odessa.

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The Coast Guard maintains an extensive fleet of 243 coastal and ocean-going patrol ships, tenders, tugs and icebreakers called "Cutters", and 1650 smaller boats, as well as an extensive aviation division consisting of 201 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.

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Vietnam Coast Guard is part of Ministry of Defence, and it patrols and controls in accordance with the laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and international treaties concerned such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea .

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