Agencyname: | Djiboutian Coast Guard |
Nativename: | French: Garde-Côtes Djiboutienne |
Patch: | File:Garde-Côtes Djiboutiennes.jpg |
Patchcaption: | Banner of the Djiboutian Coast Guard |
Logocaption: | Racing Stripe |
Parentagency: | Djiboutian Navy |
Formedyear: | 17 January 2011 |
Country: | Djibouti |
Speciality1: | Coast |
Headquarters: | Djibouti City, Djibouti |
Chief1name: | Colonel Wais Omar Bogoreh |
Chief1position: | Acting Commander of the Coast Guard |
The Djiboutian Coast Guard (French: Garde-Côtes Djiboutienne GCD), is the coast guard of Djibouti is a division of the Djiboutian Navy responsible for protecting the interests of the Republic of Djibouti at sea. Formed in 2011, the coast guard is tasked with such as illegal fishing and exploitation of natural resources, search and rescue (SAR), protection of ecology, fishing, marine pollution, ballast waters, combat against terrorism, trafficking of people, narcotics, and similar. Like many other coast guards, it is a paramilitary organization that can support the Djiboutian Navy in wartime, but resides under separate civilian control in times of peace. The Coast Guard monitor vessels sailing in the Djiboutian territorial waters.[1] The Djiboutian Coast Guard intercepted refugee and migrant boats travelling across the Bab-el-Mandeb.
Class | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes | ||
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Patrol Vessel | ||||||
Classe 200 | Patrol Vessel | 2 | ||||
Classe 500 | Patrol Vessel | 4 | ||||
20-meter patrol boat | Patrol Vessel | 2 | ||||
19-meter patrol boat | Patrol Vessel | 2 |