The Icelandic Coast Guard (Icelandic: Landhelgisgæsla Íslands, Landhelgisgæslan or simply Gæslan) is the Icelandic defence service responsible for search...
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Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the...
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A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different...
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The following is a list of aircraft of the Icelandic Coast Guard, past and present. The Icelandic Coast Guard has operated 22 aircraft since the inception...
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ICGV Freyja (category CS1 Icelandic-language sources (is))
Icelandic). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021. "Fimm tilboð bárust vegna útboðs á varðskipinu Freyju". Icelandic Coast Guard (in Icelandic)...
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Cod Wars (redirect from Icelandic Cod War)
West Germany) and Iceland about fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory. Some Icelandic historians view...
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country, except in Icelandic territorial waters which fall under the jurisdiction of the Icelandic Coast Guard. Police affairs in Iceland are the responsibility...
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funding for the Icelandic Coast Guard.[citation needed] Many Axis merchant vessels seeking shelter within the neutral waters around Iceland were sunk by...
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Patrol boat (section Icelandic Coast Guard)
they generally range in size. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, police, or customs, and may be intended for marine ("blue water"), estuarine...
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TF-SIF (Dash 8) (category Icelandic Coast Guard)
by the Icelandic Coast Guard since 2009. It is named after Sif, the golden-haired goddess from Norse mythology and is the fourth Coast Guard aircraft...
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Directorate of Customs, and the Icelandic Coast Guard, the Icelandic Prison Service is one of the few law-enforcement agencies in Iceland. The current Director...
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ICGV Baldur (III) (category Ships of the Icelandic Coast Guard)
a patrol and survey vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard. The ship was built by Vélsmiðja Seyðisfjarðar in Iceland in 1991 and entered service the same...
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The Iceland Air Defence System (Icelandic: Íslenska loftvarnarkerfið) is a part of the Icelandic Coast Guard. It was founded in 1987 under the Radar Agency...
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ICGV Þór (2009) (category CS1 Icelandic-language sources (is))
Rolls-Royce for the Icelandic Coast Guard, built to replace the aging ICGV Óðinn. The construction of the ship was approved by the Icelandic government on 4...
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The Iceland Crisis Response Unit (ICRU; Icelandic: Íslenska friðargæslan) is an Icelandic para-military unit with a capacity roster of up to 200 people...
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Search and rescue (section Iceland)
operations is diverted to the Icelandic Police, which is responsible for SAR operations on land. The Icelandic Coast Guard (JRCC ICELAND) is the Cospas-Sarsat...
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by the Icelandic Coast Guard, and based at Reykjavík. On medical missions, Coast Guard helicopters are normally staffed by physicians. Iceland's Air Ambulance...
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ICGV Týr (category CS1 Icelandic-language sources (is))
Ægir-class offshore patrol vessel and the former flagship of the Icelandic Coast Guard. The ship was built by Dannebrog Værft in Denmark in 1974–1975 and...
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vessel is a class of two offshore patrol vessels serving in the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG). They participated in the two later Cod Wars. The vessels...
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Coast Guard Australia Victoria Police Western Australia Police France Sécurité Civile Greece Hellenic Coast Guard Iceland Icelandic Coast Guard Indonesia...
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Frontex (redirect from European Border and Coast Guard)
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, commonly known as Frontex, is an agency of the European Union headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. In coordination...
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ICGV Ægir (category CS1 Icelandic-language sources (is))
ICGV Ægir is a former offshore patrol vessel of the Icelandic Coast Guard. Built by Aalborg Værft, in Denmark, she is the lead ship of the Ægir class...
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The flag of Iceland (Icelandic: íslenski fáninn) was officially described in Law No. 34, set out on 17 June 1944, the day Iceland became a republic. The...
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of Iceland Army: Iceland does not have a standing army Navy: No navy (just the Icelandic Coast Guard) Air force: None Icelandic Coast Guard Iceland Air...
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The following is a list of Icelandic flags. Flag of Iceland Coat of arms of Iceland "Jörundur Hundadagakonungur Placat" (PDF). Vefsafn. 1 November 2014...
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and the flagship of the Icelandic Coast Guard Hvalur 9 RE-399, a 1952 Icelandic whaler requisitioned by the Icelandic Coast Guard and renamed Týr Tyr, abbreviation...
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TF-LÍF (category Icelandic Coast Guard)
an Aérospatiale AS-332L1 Super Puma helicopter that served the Icelandic Coast Guard for 25-years. It is named after Líf, the only woman foretold to...
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TF-SIF (Dauphin 2) (category Icelandic Coast Guard)
helicopter used by the Icelandic Coast Guard from 1985 to 2007. It took part in several high profile rescue operations around Iceland during its 22-year career...
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Net cutter (fisheries patrol) (category Icelandic Coast Guard)
cutters, or trawlwire cutters, were secret weapons employed by the Icelandic Coast Guard during the latter two Cod Wars to cut the trawling wires of foreign...
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Stokksnes (category Pages with Icelandic IPA)
Stokksnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstɔksˌnɛːs]) is a headland on the southeastern Icelandic coast, near Hofn and Hornafjördur. Stokksnes is located...
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