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The '''Barbados Coast Guard''' is the maritime division of the [[Barbados Defence Force]]. Its responsibilities are patrolling Barbados' territorial waters as well as drug interdiction and humanitarian and life-saving exercises. The Barbados Coast Guard currently is based at [[HMBS Willoughby Fort]] in [[Bridgetown, Barbados|Bridgetown]], the capital of Barbados. It consists of a small fleet including its flag-ship HMBS Trident, HMBS Endeavour (a 40-foot vessel), as well as around 5 patrol vessels. |
The '''Barbados Coast Guard''' is the maritime division of the [[Barbados Defence Force]]. Its responsibilities are patrolling Barbados' territorial waters as well as drug interdiction and humanitarian and life-saving exercises. The Barbados Coast Guard currently is based at [[HMBS Willoughby Fort]] in [[Bridgetown, Barbados|Bridgetown]], the capital of Barbados. It consists of a small fleet including its flag-ship HMBS Trident, HMBS Endeavour (a 40-foot vessel), as well as around 5 patrol vessels. |
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Fort Willoughby is also utilized by the Marine division of the [[Royal Barbados Police Force]]. |
Fort Willoughby is also utilized by the Marine division of the [[Royal Barbados Police Force]]. Additionally, the Coast Guard base also accomodates weekly training for the Barbados Sea Cadets(the marine unit of the Barbados Cadet Corps) |
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[[Image:Her Majesty's Barbadian Ships.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The HMBS Trident (left) and The HMJS Middlesex (right) docked at HMBS Willoughby Fort in [[Bridgetown, Barbados]].]] |
[[Image:Her Majesty's Barbadian Ships.jpg|thumb|400px|right|The HMBS Trident (left) and The HMJS Middlesex (right) docked at HMBS Willoughby Fort in [[Bridgetown, Barbados]].]] |
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Revision as of 20:47, 27 January 2007
The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime division of the Barbados Defence Force. Its responsibilities are patrolling Barbados' territorial waters as well as drug interdiction and humanitarian and life-saving exercises. The Barbados Coast Guard currently is based at HMBS Willoughby Fort in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados. It consists of a small fleet including its flag-ship HMBS Trident, HMBS Endeavour (a 40-foot vessel), as well as around 5 patrol vessels.
Fort Willoughby is also utilized by the Marine division of the Royal Barbados Police Force. Additionally, the Coast Guard base also accomodates weekly training for the Barbados Sea Cadets(the marine unit of the Barbados Cadet Corps)
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