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Barbados Coast Guard

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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, 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)

Fort Willoughby has been long in existence and has been replaced by a modern Coast Guard Base "HMBS Pelican". HMBS Pelican can been seen while travelling along the Spring Garden Highway in Barbados. This new base has not yet been commmissioned but HMBS Willoughby Fort was decommissioned on Saturday, Febuary 3rd 2007.

The Barbados Coast Guard is currently under the command of (OCCG) LCDR E.R. Shurland

File:Her Majesty's Barbadian Ships.jpg
The HMBS Trident (left) and The HMJS Middlesex (right) docked at HMBS Willoughby Fort in Bridgetown, Barbados.


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