Croatian Coast Guard

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Croatian Coast Guard
Obalna straža Republike Hrvatske
Emblem
Emblem
Racing stripe
Racing stripe
Ensign
Ensign
Agency overview
Formed2007
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCroatia
Constituting instrument
  • Coast Guard Act of the Republic of Croatia[1]
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
Parent agencyCroatian Navy
Facilities
Planes
Notables
People
  • Vice Admiral
    Zdravko Kardum, for Commander 2007-2011
  • Ivo Raffanelli, for Commander 2014-2017
Anniversary
  • August 4

The Croatian Coast Guard (

narcotics, and similar.[2]

History and Mission

On September 13, 2007, the Croatian Parliament passed a bill establishing the Croatian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard's mission is protect sovereign rights and carry out Croatia's jurisdiction in the

high seas. The Coast Guard will also monitor vessels sailing in the Croatian territorial waters
. If vessels are caught violating Croatian or international regulations and disregard warnings by the Coast Guard, Coast Guard ships and airplanes are authorized to pursue them and if necessary open fire, while taking care not to jeopardize the lives of the vessel's crew.

Under the law, the commander of the Coast Guard is a Navy officer who is appointed and relieved of duty by the President of the Republic at the government's proposal.[3]

Organizational structure and vessels

Ships of Croatian Navy under the Command of Coast Guard:

  • Coast Guard Command
  • 1st Division - Split
  • 2nd Division - Pula
    • OB-03 Cavtat
    • OB-04 Hrvatska Kostajnica
    • Tug LR-73
    • Modrulj 2

Croatian part of

Harbormasters’ offices
(Lučka kapetanija) whose ships are marked similar to Navy ships.

Besides the warships, the Coast Guard has at its disposal two

Croatian Air Force and Defense
.

Current fleet status

The cornerstone of the Coast Guard forces are four former Yugoslav Mirna class patrol boats (OB-01 through 04). They have recently been upgraded with new radars and their stern anti-aircraft guns have been replaced with hoists for a semi-rigid inflatable. These are to be augmented and eventually replaced by an entirely new class. Coast Guard possess one new offshore patrol ship OOB-31 Omiš built in Brodosplit which is lead ship in future class.

Future developments

External images
image icon New patrol boat (project OOB 39/42) under construction in Brodosplit Shipyard, October 2016.
racing stripes
of Croatian Coast Guard.

Construction of the first out of the projected 5 shore patrol vessels (additional 10 were planned for later) was scheduled to start in 2007, however due to the onset of the

rear-admiral Stipanović, stated that Croatian Coast Guard would eventually need additional 10 inshore patrol vessels (on top of five planned and ordered) to be fully operational.[10]

Gallery

  • Croatian Navy's patrol boats OB-03 Cavtat and OB-04 Hrvatska Kostajnica
    Croatian Navy's patrol boats OB-03 Cavtat and OB-04 Hrvatska Kostajnica
  • BS-73 Faust Vrančić
    BS-73 Faust Vrančić
  • OB-01 Novigrad with old pennant number and racing stripes
    OB-01 Novigrad with old pennant number and racing stripes
  • Tug LR-73
    Tug LR-73
  • New racing stripes on Croatian Navy's BS-73 Faust Vrančić
    New racing stripes on Croatian Navy's BS-73 Faust Vrančić

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zakon o Obalnoj straži Republike Hrvatske" [Coast Guard Act of the Republic of Croatia]. Act No. 125 of 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "U obrani interesa od Savudrije do Molunta". Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
  3. ^ "Kernel (1) / Error / Government of the Republic Croatia - official web portal". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  4. ^ Brodosplit Shipyard
  5. ^ "Brodosplit to build four more Omis-class patrol vessel for Croatian Navy". Naval Post. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Pokrenuta nabava obalnih ophodnih brodova (OOB) - 1+4". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Ophodni brodovi: prototip za godinu dana, a ostali za deset miseci > Slobodna Dalmacija > Split". 25 August 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  8. ^ D. Vlahović: "Položena kobilica obalnog ophodnog broda", Hrvatski vojnik, 18.09.2015
  9. ^ "OOB u izgradnji: pogled iz Brodosplita", obris.org, 06/08/2016
  10. ^ Tabak, Igor. "kontraadmiral Stipanović za HTV o budućnosti HRM-a", obris.org, 14/10/2016

External links

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