Croatian Coast Guard
| Croatian Coast Guard Obalna straža Republike Hrvatske |
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Emblem of Croatian Coast Guard
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| Active | 2007 |
| Country |
 Croatia
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| Allegiance | Croatia |
| Branch | Croatian Navy |
| Role | fighting terrorism, human trafficking and drug smuggling, maritime search and rescue, protection of ecology, fishing, maritime traffic control |
| Size | 8 ships |
| H/Q | Lora Naval Base |
| Colors | blue |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Ship-of-the-Line Captain Ivo Raffanelli |
| Notable commanders |
Commodore Marin Stošić (2011.-2014.) Vice Admiral Zdravko Kardum (2007.-2011.) |
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| Coast Guard Ensign |  |
| Racing stripe |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Patrol | 2 x Pilatus PC-9 |
| Transport | 4 x Mil Mi-8 |
 New patrol boat (project OOB 39/42) under construction in Brodosplit Shipyard, October 2016. |
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A digital model of a project OOB 39/42 patrol boat as envisaged by the designer, Brodarski institut. It's bearing racing stripes of Croatian Coast Guard. |
Croatian Coast Guard (Croatian: Obalna straža Republike Hrvatske) is a division of the Croatian Navy responsible for protecting interests of the Republic of Croatia at sea. The Croatian Navy is composed of classical naval forces structured into a flotilla and the Coast Guard that solely consists of ships with peacetime duties, e.g. protection of ecology, fishing, control of tankers, ballast waters, combat against terrorism, trafficking of people, narcotics and similar.
On September 13, 2007, the Croatian Parliament passed a bill establishing the Croatian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard's mission is protect sovereign rights and carry out Croatia's jurisdiction in the Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone, the continental shelf and the high seas. The Coast Guard will also monitor vessels sailing in the Croatian territorial waters. If vessels are caught violating Croatian or international regulations and disregard warnings by the Coast Guard, Coast Guard ships and airplanes are authorized to pursue them and if necessary open fire, while taking care not to jeopardize the lives of the vessel's crew.
Under the law, the commander of the Coast Guard is a Navy officer who is appointed and relieved of duty by the President of the Republic at the government's proposal.
Ships of Croatian Navy under the Command of Coast Guard:
Croatian part of Adriatic Sea is also controlled by Croatian Police - Maritime department and Harbormasters’ offices (Lučka kapetanija) whose ships are marked similar to Navy ships.
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