Djiboutian Coast Guard

The Djiboutian Coast Guard (French: Garde-Côtes Djiboutienne GCD), is the coast guard of Djibouti is a division of the Djiboutian Navy responsible for protecting the interests of the Republic of Djibouti at sea. Formed in 2011, the coast guard is tasked with such as illegal fishing and exploitation of natural resources, search and rescue (SAR), protection of ecology, fishing, marine pollution, ballast waters, combat against terrorism, trafficking of people, narcotics, and similar. Like many other coast guards, it is a paramilitary organization that can support the Djiboutian Navy in wartime, but resides under separate civilian control in times of peace. The Coast Guard monitor vessels sailing in the Djiboutian territorial waters.[1] The Djiboutian Coast Guard intercepted refugee and migrant boats travelling across the Bab-el-Mandeb.

Djiboutian Coast Guard
Garde-Côtes Djiboutienne
Banner of the Djiboutian Coast Guard
Banner of the Djiboutian Coast Guard
Racing Stripe
Racing Stripe
Agency overview
Formed17 January 2011
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionDjibouti
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
HeadquartersDjibouti City, Djibouti
Agency executive
  • Colonel Wais Omar Bogoreh, Acting Commander of the Coast Guard
Parent agencyDjiboutian Navy
Djiboutian Coast Guard vessels gathered at the port in Djibouti City for a celebration on 17 January 2018
Class Type Origin Quantity Notes
Patrol Vessel
Classe 200 Patrol Vessel  Italy 2
Classe 500 Patrol Vessel  Italy 4
20-meter patrol boat Patrol Vessel  Japan 2
19-meter patrol boat Patrol Vessel  Japan 2

Its small fleet includes half a dozen Zodiac and Avon type fast launches

See also

References
  1. "Garde-Côtes Djiboutiennes :Les anges gardiens d'un espace maritime névralgique". lanation (in French). 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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