Cyprus Port and Marine Police
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Cyprus Port and Marine Police Limeniki kai Nautiki Astinomia Λιμενική και Ναυτική Αστυνομία Liman ve Deniz Polisi |
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| Abbreviation | Λ. & Ν.Α. |
Patch of the Cyprus Port and Marine Police
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Racing stripe
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1960 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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National agency (Operations jurisdiction) |
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| Size |
Areas under the control of the Republic of Cyprus – 157.28 nautical miles - 37.71% of the coastline Excluding Turkish occupied areas: 218.11 nautical miles - 52.29% of the coastline Buffer zone: 2.4 nautical miles, 0.57% of the coastline Sovereign British Bases: 39.32 nautical miles - 9.43% of the coastline (Nautical miles = 1852m²) |
| Population | 838,897 |
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Territorial waters: 12 nautical miles from the coast Contiguous zone: extends from the point the territorial waters and ends up to a distance of 24 nautical miles from the coast. |
| Governing body | Cyprus Police |
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| General nature | |
| Specialist jurisdiction | Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue. |
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| Headquarters | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Police Officers | about 330 personnel (2005) |
| Minister responsible | NICOLAOU Ionas |
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| Parent agency | Cyprus Police |
| Departments | Ports Marine Technical Support Radar Surveillance |
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| Port and Marine Stations | 9 |
| Boats | 5 Fast Sea Patrol Boats 5 Patrol Boats 6 Rigit Inflatable Boats |
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| http://www.police.gov.cy/ | |
The Cyprus Port & Marine Police (Greek: Λιμενική και Ναυτική Αστυνομία, Turkish: Liman ve Deniz Polisi) is the marine police and the civilian Coast Guard wing of the Cyprus Police, and are tasked with the primary mission of law enforcement of the waters around, and control of the sea borders of the Republic of Cyprus. Main roles are reported to include law enforcement of activities such as smuggling, terrorism, piracy and illegal fishing. The Cyprus Port and Marine Police also serve a role as a search and rescue (SAR) force. This force is equipped with patrol boats and radars.
Cyprus Marine Police boats are notable by the "PV-" (Patrol Vessel) and "PL-" (Patrol Launch) prefixes on their pennant numbers, painted on the side of the hull.
In 1956 a special committee, set up by the then British Colonial Government for the re-organisation of Cyprus Police, included in its report a proposal for the establishment of a Port and Marine Police in Cyprus. The new Service was set up the following year equipped with seven boats. It operated as an independent Police Division with its headquarters at Famagusta and 2 permanent stations in Limassol and Larnaca. It also had a sub-station in Kyrenia which operated during the summer. In 1960, with the establishment of the independent Republic of Cyprus, the Port and Marine Police became a branch of the Police and the Gendarmerie.
The Turkish invasion of 1974 was a great blow for the Port and Marine Police as its installations at Famagusta Port were destroyed and five out of its seven boats were seized by the Turkish Army. After this great loss it continued to operate but only with two boats at its stations in Larnaca and Limassol. Its headquarters were transferred from Famagusta to the old port of Limassol.
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