| Myanmar Coast Guard မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ကမ်းခြေစောင့်တပ်ဖွဲ့ | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 6 October 2021 |
| Employees | 30+300 personnel |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Myanmar |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | Ministry of Defence |
| Headquarters | Yangon |
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The Myanmar Coast Guard (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ကမ်းခြေစောင့်တပ်ဖွဲ့) is a maritime law enforcement agency formed to safeguard Myanmar's ocean-based blue economy including marine tourism, maritime trade, deep seaport services, offshore oil and natural gas production and marine fishing, to prevent illegal trespassing in the seas, and to maintain the rule of law at sea.[2] The Myanmar Coast Guard has a constabulary role in the protection of maritime interests, provides search and rescue for victims in the sea, and works toward sea environmental conservation, monitoring a wide range of activities underwater and above water in Myanmar's water territory.[3]
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