coast guard
noun
1
: a military or naval force employed in guarding a coast or responsible for the safety, order, and operation of maritime traffic in neighboring waters
2
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Crewed ships consume fuel and require logistics, and manned coast guard operations are politically escalatory.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
In April 2026, the group announced a new naval wing, the Hammal Maritime Defence Force, following its first maritime attack on a Pakistan coast guard vessel near Jiwani, in Gwadar district.
—Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
The crew issued a mayday call and alerted Italian and German authorities, later sending a second distress call as two vessels linked to the Libyan coast guard were reported nearby.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
After an incident between a Chinese fishing boat and two Japanese coast guard units near the Senkaku Islands, China blocked rare earth exports to Japan for about two months.
—Lorenzo Lamperti, Wired News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
In April 2026, the group announced a new naval wing, the Hammal Maritime Defence Force, following its first maritime attack on a Pakistan coast guard vessel near Jiwani, in Gwadar district.
—Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
The crew issued a mayday call and alerted Italian and German authorities, later sending a second distress call as two vessels linked to the Libyan coast guard were reported nearby.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
After an incident between a Chinese fishing boat and two Japanese coast guard units near the Senkaku Islands, China blocked rare earth exports to Japan for about two months.
—Lorenzo Lamperti, Wired News, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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