Vietnam Coast Guard
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Vietnam Coast Guard (Vietnamese: Cảnh sát biển Việt Nam, lit. 'Maritime Police of Vietnam') is the coast guard and officially a uniformed people's armed force of Vietnam. It is purposed to perform search and rescue duties, along with their duties of combating and preventing smuggling, piracy, and trade fraud in Vietnamese waters.
Vietnam Coast Guard Cảnh sát biển Việt Nam | |
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Common name | Cảnh sát biển, Coast Guard, Vietnamese Coastguard |
Abbreviation | VCG / CSB(VN) |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 28 August 1998 (as Vietnam Marine Police) |
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Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Vietnam |
Governing body | Vietnam People's Armed Forces |
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Operational structure | |
Overseen by | Vietnam Coast Guard Command |
Headquarters | Hanoi |
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Parent agency | Government of Vietnam (since 2013) Vietnam People's Navy (1998-2008) Ministry of National Defence (2008-2013) |
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Patrol boats | 50+ patrol boats 6+ offshore patrol vessel 6 transport and logistics vessels with capability to engage in any patrol or SAR missions |
Salvage tugs | 5 Salvage tugs |
Rescue boats | 4 search and rescue ship |
Patrol aircraft | 2 CASA C-212 Aviocar |
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canhsatbien | |
Colours: Blue, White, Orange |
Until 2013, it was formally a branch of Vietnam's military, the Vietnam People's Army, and fell under the management of the Vietnam Ministry of National Defence. Since August 27, 2013, it has been transferred under the direct management of the Government of Vietnam, and has also changed its name from Vietnam Marine Police (VMP) to the current Vietnam Coast Guard name. Since its creation in the late 1990s, the Vietnam Coast Guard plays an important role in maintaining sea security and protection of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf boundary. It has dispatched forces in waters in overlapping areas between Vietnam and foreign countries, providing protection and assistance to local fishermen when necessary.