ABF Marine Unit | |
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Active | 2015 | – present
Country | Australia |
Agency | Australian Border Force |
Type | Coast guard |
Role |
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Part of | Maritime Border Command |
Headquarters | Canberra, Australia. |
Abbreviation | ABF MU |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Commander Claire Rees (Acting)[1] |
Equipment | |
Boats | 12 major ships 13 patrol boats |
Website | |
https://www.abf.gov.au/about-us/what-we-do/border-protection/maritime |
The Marine Unit, formerly the Australian Customs Service National Marine Unit, is a division of the Australian Border Force which acts as a Coast Guard in guarding Australia's coast. The Marine Unit focuses on surveillance and response activities within the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone, and the operation and training of ships and crews to do so.