31 Facts About The Coast Guard

The Coast Guard later absorbed the United States Lighthouse Service and the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection.

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.

Some coast guards, such as the Irish Coast Guard, have only a very limited law enforcement role, usually in enforcing maritime safety law, such as by inspecting ships docked in their jurisdiction.

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

The Coast Guard's mission is protect sovereign rights and carry out Croatia's jurisdiction in the Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone, the continental shelf and the high seas.

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Kingdom of The Netherlands Coastguard is a national organization responsible for various services along The Netherlands' ocean coastline .

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.

The Pakistani Coast Guards is placed under the Pakistan Army and has responsibilities for conducting riverine operations, protecting coastal areas and shores of Karachi.

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

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

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

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

Coast Guard officers carries the same equipment to regular Swedish police officers.

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

Coast Guard Administration is both a military and a law enforcement organization.

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

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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Coast Guard is responsible for enforcement of Turkish maritime law and controlling of the Republic of Turkey's coasts in the responsibility area.

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

Ukrainian Sea Guard is the coast guard service of Ukraine, subordinated to its Border Guard Service, the local successor of the Soviet Border Troops Naval Units that have been similarly responsible for coast guard tasks.

Service persons of the Sea The Coast Guard wear either the black uniform similar to Ukrainian Navy, but decorated with some green elements, or a common uniform of the Border The Coast Guard.

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.

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 .