West Indies Guard Ship (Netherlands) Explained
Unit Name: | West Indies Guard Ship |
Command Structure: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
Garrison: | Parera Naval Base |
Garrison Label: | Headquarters |
Native Name: | Dutch; Flemish: Stationsschip in de West |
Current Commander: | Brigadier general Frank Boots |
Current Commander Label: | Commander |
The West Indies Guard Ship (WIGS) is a ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy that rotates about every four to six months in support of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard. It can be a frigate but more commonly one of the navy's s is deployed to the region.[1] [2] This vessel usually carries an NHIndustries NH90 helicopter for search and rescue tasks and pursuit of suspect vessels.[3]
A special boarding team from the U.S. Coast Guard can be embarked on board the WIGS, authorized to carry out boardings beyond the territorial waters of the Dutch Caribbean islands. This cooperation between Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, Sint Maarten, the United States, and other actors is formalized in the Joint Interagency Task Force South, situated in Key West, Florida, United States.
Stationed ships
Period served as WIGS | Ship | Note |
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May 2023–present | | [4] |
October 2022 – May 2023 | | [5] |
April 2022 – October 2022 | | |
January 2022 – April 2022 | | [6] |
May 2021 – January 2022 | | [7] |
December 2020 – May 2021 | -Vacant- | [8] |
July 2020 – December 2020 | | [9] |
April 2020 – July 2020 | | [10] |
April 2019 – April 2020 | | [11] |
December 2018 – April 2019 | | [12] |
July 2018 – December 2018 | | [13] |
April 2018 – July 2018 | | |
October 2017 – April 2018 | | [14] |
June 2017 – October 2017 | | [15] |
March 2017 – June 2017 | | [16] |
October 2016 – March 2017 | | [17] |
June 2016 – October 2016 | | |
January 2016 – June 2016 | | |
September 2015 – January 2016 | | |
June 2015 – September 2015 | | |
February 2015 – June 2015 | | |
August 2014 – February 2015 | | |
May 2014 – August 2014 | | |
January 2014 – May 2014 | | [18] |
August 2013 – January 2014 | | |
May 2013 – August 2013 | | [19] |
January 2013 – May 2013 | | [20] | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Holland class Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV Royal Netherlands Navy. 13 February 2023.
- Web site: Royal Netherlands Navy to Upgrade Four Holland-Class Ocean-going Patrol Vessels . 24 December 2020 . 13 February 2023.
- Web site: Holland Class Offshore Patrol Vessels . 13 February 2023.
- Web site: Fijne reis en tot snel. Marineschip Zr.Ms. Groningen is op weg naar Caribisch gebied om stationsschip Zr.Ms. Holland af te lossen . 16 October 2022 . Curacao.nu . 23 May 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Zr.Ms. Holland nieuwe stationsschip Caribisch gebied . 16 October 2022 . Curacao.nu . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: 1.900 kilo aan drugsvangsten door Zr.Ms. Friesland in de West . 14 April 2022 . Rijksoverheid.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Zr.Ms. Holland vertrekt naar Caribisch gebied . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Stationsschip naar huis, onbekend wanneer marine weer schip naar Caribisch gebied stuurt . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Record voor Zr.Ms. Groningen: 5 drugsvangsten in een maand . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Zr.Ms. Zeeland nieuwe stationsschip Caribisch gebied . 28 March 2020 . Ministerie van Defensie . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Patrouilleschip Zr.Ms. Groningen vertrekt zondag voor twee jaar naar Caribisch gebied . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Zr.Ms. Zeeland viert Kerstmis op zee . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Zr.Ms. Friesland vangt drugs . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Stationsschip Zr.Ms. Van Speijk vangt 500 kg cocaïne . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Stationsschip Zeeland heeft voortstuwingsproblemen . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Dubbele drugsvangst Zr.Ms. Van Amstel . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Zr.Ms. Holland en Pelikaan gaan hulp verlenen aan Haïti . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Zr.Ms. Evertsen en Zr.Ms. Zeeland vertrokken . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Zr.Ms. Holland redt opvarenden verdacht schip . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.
- Web site: Hr.Ms. Friesland zet laatste schoten op de "i" . Marineschepen.nl . 13 February 2023 . nl.