Cyprus Port and Marine Police

Cyprus Port and Marine Police
Λιμενική και Ναυτική Αστυνομία
Racing stripe
Racing stripe
AbbreviationΛ. & Ν.Α.
Agency overview
Formed1960
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		CY
Operations jurisdictionCY
Relief map of Cyprus
Relief map of Cyprus
SizeAreas under the control of the Republic of Cyprus – 157.28 nautical miles - 37.71% of the coastline
Excluding
Turkish occupied areas: 218.11 nautical miles - 52.29% of the coastline
Buffer zone: 2.4 nautical miles, 0.57% of the coastline
Sovereign British Bases: 39.32 nautical miles - 9.43% of the coastline
(One Nautical mile = 1,852m)[1]
Population838,897 [2]
Legal jurisdictionTerritorial waters: 12 nautical miles from the coast[1]
Contiguous zone: extends from the point the territorial waters and ends up to a distance of 24 nautical miles from the coast.[1]
Governing bodyCyprus Police
Constituting instruments
  • The Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus[3]
  • Police Law 73(I)2004[3]
  • Criminal Code Cap.154[3]
  • Criminal Procedure Law Cap.155[3]
  • Evidence Law Cap-9[3]
  • The Processing of Personal Data (Protection of the Individual) Law 138(1)/2001[3]
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
HeadquartersLimassol, Cyprus
Police Officersabout 330 personnel (2005)
Minister responsible
  • NICOLAOU Ionas[4]
Agency executives
  • Zacharias Chrisostomou [5], Chief of Police
  • Unknown [6], Commander
Parent agencyCyprus Police
DepartmentsPorts
Marine
Technical Support
Radar Surveillance[7]
Facilities
Port and Marine Stations9 [8]
Boats5 Fast Sea Patrol Boats
5 Patrol Boats
6 Rigit Inflatable Boats[9]
Website
http://www.police.gov.cy/

The Cyprus Port & Marine Police (Greek: Λιμενική και Ναυτική Αστυνομία, Turkish: Liman ve Deniz Polisi) is the marine police and the civilian Coast Guard wing of the Cyprus Police. The coast guard are tasked with the primary mission of law enforcement of the waters around, and control of the sea borders of the Republic of Cyprus. Main roles are reported to include law enforcement of illicit activities such as smuggling, terrorism, piracy and illegal fishing. The Cyprus Port and Marine Police also serve a role as a search and rescue (SAR) force. This force is equipped with patrol boats and radars.

Cyprus Marine Police boats are notable by the "PV-" (Patrol Vessel) and "PL-" (Patrol Launch) prefixes on their pennant numbers, painted on the side of the hull.

  1. ^ a b c "CYPRUS POLICE - Police Border Marine". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  2. ^ http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/732265957BAC953AC225798300406903?OpenDocument&sub=2&sel=1&e= Archived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine 31 Jan 2012
  3. ^ a b c d e f "CYPRUS POLICE - Police Authorities". Police.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  4. ^ Ministry of Justice and Public Order "Minister's CV". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 8 Jul 2013.
  5. ^ Chief of Police CV Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine 31 Jan 2012
  6. ^ "CYPRUS POLICE - Police Border Marine". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  7. ^ "CYPRUS POLICE - Police Border Marine". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  8. ^ http://www.police.gov.cy/police/police.nsf/dmltelephones_en/dmltelephones_en?OpenDocument&ExpandSection=2#_Section2 Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine 31 Jan 2012
  9. ^ http://www.police.gov.cy/police/police.nsf/All/5095396EC1860E67C22578A900271B84?OpenDocument Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine 31 Jan 2012