Colombian Coast Guard

Cuerpo de Guardacostas de la Armada de Colombia
Founded2 August 1979 (1979-08-02)
(45 years, 2 months) [1]
Country Colombia
TypeCoast guard
RoleAdmiralty law
Maritime rescue
Naval warfare
Size777
Part ofColombian Navy
HeadquartersMinisterio de Defensa Nacional, Bógota, D.C., Colombia
Motto(s)Servir a la Humanidad Protegiendo la Vida en el Mar [2]
ColorsRed, Blue, Yellow>
     
Anniversaries2 August
EngagementsColombian conflict
Websitewww.armada.mil.co/es/content/comando-de-guardacostas
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Ivan Duque
Commander of the Military Luis Fernando Navarro Jiménez
Commandant of the Navy Evelio Ramírez Gáfaro
Commandant of the Caribbean Alberto Gutiérrez Herrera
Commandant of the Caribbean Ibis Manuel Luna Forbes
Insignia
Jack
Jack
Pennant

The Colombian Coast Guard is the coastal defense, search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement branch of the Military Forces of Colombia. Equipped with modern electronic surveillance and location systems at land stations, the Coast Guard covers the Caribbean and Pacific coasts and focuses on the repression of crime at sea, the control of the preservation of the marine environment and search and rescue operations.[3]

The National Navy, through the Coast Guard, is a military maritime service which performs public safety and environmental functions, as well as protecting economic interests in the maritime areas under its jurisdiction, including the coasts, ports and internal waters of the country. Its characteristic mix of military capabilities, defence and support in humanitarian assistance operations, serves the country in five main functions, which are: sea safety, sea control, sea transit and MIOs.[4][5]

  1. ^ https://www.dipor.co/%7CDoctrina%20Publica%7C/3%20Armada%20Nacional/Manuales/COMPENDIO%20NORMAS%20Y%20CONCEPTOS%20B%C3%81SICOS%20CDTES%20OPERATIVOS%20ARC.pdf. Retrieved 11 April 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Decreto 399 de 1994". Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Comando de Guardacostas | Armada Nacional". ARMADA. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.dipor.co/%7CDoctrina%20Publica%7C/3%20Armada%20Nacional/Manuales/COMPENDIO%20NORMAS%20Y%20CONCEPTOS%20B%C3%81SICOS%20CDTES%20OPERATIVOS%20ARC.pdf. Retrieved 11 April 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ https://www.dimar.mil.co/sites/default/files/resolucion_434_de_2018.pdf. Retrieved 11 April 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)