Coastal patrol branch of the People's Armed Forces of Vietnam
Vietnam Coast Guard Cảnh sát biển Việt Nam
Insignia of the Vietnam Coast Guard [1]
Vietnam Coast Guard racing stripe
Vietnam Coast Guard flag
Pennant and ensign
Common name
Cảnh sát biển, Coast Guard, Vietnamese Coastguard
Abbreviation
VCG / CSB(VN)
Agency overview
Formed
28 August 1998 (as Vietnam Marine Police)
Preceding agency
Vietnam Marine Police (former name)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
Vietnam
Governing body
Vietnam People's Armed Forces
Constituting instrument
Ordinance No. 04/1998/PL-UBTVQH10 of the Standing Committee of the People’s Assembly of Vietnam on the Marine Police of Vietnam
Specialist jurisdiction
Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
Overseen by
Vietnam Coast Guard Command
Headquarters
Hanoi
Agency executives
Major General Lê Quang Đạo, Commander
Major General Bùi Quốc Oai, Political Commissar
Major General Lê Đình Cường, Chief of Staff
Parent agency
Government of Vietnam (since 2013) Vietnam People's Navy (1998-2008) Ministry of National Defence (2008-2013)
Facilities
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
Notables
Significant operation
MT Zafirah hijacking
MT Orkim Harmony hijacking
Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff
Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Anniversary
28 August
Website
canhsatbien.vn
Colours: Blue, White, Orange
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.
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.
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