Egyptian Coast Guard

Egyptian Coast Guard
Egyptian Coast Guard Racing Stripe
Active	1887–present
Country	Egypt
Branch	Egyptian Army
Type	Coast guard
Size	2,000 (As of 2013)[1]
Garrison/HQ	Alexandria

Egyptian Coast Guard, part of the Egyptian Army, is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling. Currently consists of one hundred five ships and craft. The Egyptian Coast Guard has over 5,000 personnel.^[2]

Patrol boats

Part of a series on
Egyptian Armed Forces
Administration
Ministry of Defense Ministry of Military Production Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Service branches
Egyptian Army Egyptian Navy Egyptian Air Force Egyptian Air Defense Forces
Armies and Military Areas
Western Military Region Northern Military Region Southern Military Region Central Military Region East Military Canal Zone Second Field Army Third Field Army
Special Forces
Egyptian Thunderbolt Forces Unit 777 Unit 999
Ranks of the Egyptian Military
Army officers Air Force officers Navy officers
History of the Egyptian military
Military of ancient Egypt List of wars involving Egypt List of conflicts in Egypt
v t e

• 22 Timsah I/II class
• 12 Sea Spectre PB Mk III class
• 9 Swiftships class
• 6 MV70 class
• 5 P-6 (Project 183) class
• 3 Textron class

Patrol crafts

• 25 Swiftships 26m class
• 16 SR.N6 class
• 9 Type 83 class
• 6 Crestitalia class
• 12 Spectre class
• 12 Peterson class
• 5 Nisr class
• 29 DC-30 class
• 3 of 6 MRTP-20 Yonka Onuk MRTP-20 class^[3][4]

See also

• Port security
• Maritime security regime

References