Cyprus Port and Marine Police
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. The coast guard 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 illicit 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 Port and Marine Police Λιμενική και Ναυτική Αστυνομία | |
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| Abbreviation | Λ. & Ν.Α. |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1960 |
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| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | CY |
| Operations jurisdiction | CY |
| 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 (One Nautical mile = 1,852m) |
| Population | 838,897 |
| Legal jurisdiction | 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 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Police Officers | about 330 personnel (2005) |
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| Parent agency | Cyprus Police |
| Departments | Ports Marine Technical Support Radar Surveillance |
| Facilities | |
| Port and Marine Stations | 9 |
| Boats | 5 Fast Sea Patrol Boats 5 Patrol Boats 6 Rigit Inflatable Boats |
| Website | |
| http://www.police.gov.cy/ | |
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.