Coast Guard (Albania)

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Coast Guard of Albania
Roja Bregdetare
Racing Stripe
Racing Stripe
Agency overview
Formed2002
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionAlbania
Constituting instrument
  • Law no. 8875, 2002 on "Albanian Coast Guard".[1]
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
Parent agencyMinistry of Defence
Facilities
Naval BasesDurrës & Pasha Liman

The Albanian Coast Guard (

peacetime are organized and commanded by the Inter-Institutional Operational Maritime Center (QNOD). The Coast Guard has the responsibility for the security of Albanian territorial waters, maritime surveillance and law enforcement, as well as search and rescue. In operational combat situations in peacetime or wartime, the direction and command of the Albanian Coast Guard passes to military authorities and Albanian Naval Force.[2][3]

Since November 21, 2016, Albanian Coast Guard joined the

SNMG2 in Aegean Sea, as NATO member state.[4]

History

The Albanian Coast Guard was established in 2002, following the ratification by the

US Coast Guard in 1999–2001. In August of the same year, 14 vessels of the Navy and the Coast Guard participated in the extensive trafficking operation "Puma", in cooperation with the law enforcement agencies, anti-smuggling, fisheries, etc., which successfully made possible the blocking of the maritime traffic between Albania and Italy
.

In 2004, the Coast Guard receives as a donation 6 other patrol vessels, also from the Italian Coast Guard. This time they were 2000 Class patrol vessel.

Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessels

Even prior to the country's

Butrint P-134 in 2013.[5][6][7]

Missions

The missions of the Albanian Coast Guard include:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 8875 (PDF) (in Albanian). 4 April 2002.
  2. ^ Law on Coast Guard (PDF) (in Albanian) (Law No. 8875, dated 4.4.2002 ed.). Albania: Ministry of Defence. 4 April 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ^ Revised Law on Coast Guard (PDF) (in Albanian) (Revised Law No. 9788, dated 19.7.2007 ed.). Albania: Ministry of Defence. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Albania joins SNMG2 in the Aegean Sea". SHAPE-NATO. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. 24 November 2016.
  5. ^ "The new ship "Oriku"" (PDF). Revista Mbrojtja. Ministry of Defense. QKMBM. September 2011. pp. 3–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  6. ^ "The first ship was built at Pasha Liman". www.mod.gov.al. Ministry of Defence.
  7. ^ ""Butrinti" ceremonial ship launching". www.mbrojtja.gov.al. Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

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