Netherlands Coastguard
| Netherlands Coastguard | |
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| Nederlandse Kustwacht | |
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| Country |
 Netherlands |
| Type | Coast guard |
| Role | Coastal defense, maritime law enforcement |
| Motto(s) | Servamus Servientes |
| Website | http://www.kustwacht.nl/ |
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| Ensign |
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The Netherlands Coastguard (Dutch: Nederlandse Kustwacht) is a national organisation responsible for service and law enforcement tasks along the Netherlands' coast line and in the Dutch part of the North Sea.[1]
Bell 412 Search and Rescue helicopter
Netherlands Coastguard Dornier Do 228 arrives for the Royal International Air Tattoo, England, (2014)
The Netherlands Coastguard carries out duties for five governmental ministries.[1] Its operational centre falls under the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Netherlands Navy is responsible for its coordination.[2]
See also
Footnotes
- 1 2 "Netherlands Coastguard - What we do". Netherlands Coastguard. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "Kustwacht" (in Dutch). Netherlands Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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