Icelandic Coast Guard

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The Icelandic Coast Guard is a maritime defense and search-and-rescue organization responsible for patrolling Iceland’s waters, enforcing law at sea, and providing emergency response and surveillance in the North Atlantic.

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Icelandic Coast Guard canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coast guard
maritime search and rescue organization
abbreviation ICG NERFINISHED
LHG NERFINISHED
cooperatesWith Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue NERFINISHED
NATO allies NERFINISHED
neighbouring coast guards in the North Atlantic
country Iceland
foundedBy Government of Iceland NERFINISHED
hasComponent air assets division
explosive ordnance disposal unit
hydrographic service
maritime division
operations and rescue coordination division
headquartersFacility Skógarhlíð, Reykjavík NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Reykjavík NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Icelandic exclusive economic zone
Icelandic territorial sea
language Icelandic
nativeName Landhelgisgæsla Íslands NERFINISHED
notableOperation Cod Wars fisheries protection operations
North Atlantic search and rescue missions
operatesIn Icelandic territorial waters
North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
exclusive economic zone of Iceland
partOf Icelandic security and defence system
predecessor Icelandic Coastal Surveillance NERFINISHED
primaryRole defence of Icelandic waters
maritime environmental protection
maritime law enforcement
maritime safety
maritime search and rescue
maritime surveillance
responsibleFor aerial surveillance of Iceland’s EEZ
coast radio and maritime communication services
enforcing fisheries regulations
hydrographic surveying
maritime pollution response
monitoring of maritime traffic
nautical charting of Icelandic waters
operation of Iceland’s joint rescue coordination centre
operation of Iceland’s maritime rescue coordination centre
patrolling Iceland’s waters
search and rescue at sea
support to Icelandic police and civil protection authorities
supervisedBy Ministry of Justice (Iceland) NERFINISHED
usesEquipment coastal radar systems
helicopters
maritime surveillance aircraft
offshore patrol ships
patrol vessels
vessel monitoring systems

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Armed forces of Iceland (coast guard and defense arrangements) hasComponent Icelandic Coast Guard
subject surface form: Armed forces of Iceland