The coastguard has the authority to engage in rescue operations during maritime emergencies.

Emergency Response

While coastguards perform rescues like lifeguards, their role also includes law enforcement on the seas.

Not Just Lifeguards

Coastguard members educate the public about sea safety and precautions to prevent accidents.

Maritime Safety

The coastguard has legal authority to enforce laws against unauthorized activities at sea.

Legal Authority

The coastguard plays a key role in a country's border security, especially in preventing illegal sea entries.

Border Security

Coastguard operations include surveillance missions to monitor sea traffic and activities.

Surveillance Missions

A coastguard station serves as a hub for sea rescue operations and maritime assistance.

Assistance Hub

A coastguard station may resemble a military base but is often more accessible to the public for help.

Not a Military Base

 The rational for the world’s first flight school goes something when the coastguards come up to me and say -- they used to leave us alone when we were diving these goofy little spherical things, but when we started flying around in underwater jet fighters they got a little nervous --

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 and blood coming out of my mouth, but I'm still trying to breath, completely unconscious. It was about three minutes they sat there waiting, those gasps got larger and larger and then finally, the lights came back on. The coastguard was called,