Netherlands Coastguard

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The Netherlands Coastguard (Dutch: Nederlandse Kustwacht) is a national organisation responsible for various services along the Netherlands' coast line (mainly search and rescue services).

Visarend ship of the Nederlandse Kustwacht entering The Scheveningen Port
Bell 412 Search and Rescue helicopter
Dornier 228 surviellance aircraft in 2013.

The Netherlands Coastguard Service carries out various duties for seven governmental ministries.[1] The Royal Netherlands Navy is responsible for operational command of the Netherlands Coastguard Service.[1]

See also

  • Caribbean Coastguard

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coastguard (Netherlands Coastguard Service) webpage. Ministry of Defence official website (Royal Netherlands Navy section). Retrieved 2010-09-10.

External links

  • Netherlands Coastguard official website
  • Coastguard (Netherlands Coastguard Service) webpage. Ministry of Defence official website (Royal Netherlands Navy section).

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