Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard

Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard
*Corpo delle Capitanerie di porto – Guardia costiera*
Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard; Corpo delle Capitanerie di porto – Guardia costiera
	Coat of arms of the Italian Coast Guard
	Logo of the Italian Coast Guard
Motto	Latin: Omnia vincit animus; Patience and hard work will conquer all
Agency overview
Formed	July 20, 1865
Employees	11,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Italy
Constituting instruments	Constitution of the "Coast Guard", 1989; Royal Decree no. 2438 dated 20 July 1865;
Specialist jurisdiction	Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Roma, viale dell'Arte, 16
Agency executive	Nicola Carlone, Commandant;
Parent agency	Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Notables
Person	Saint Barbara, Patron;
Anniversary	July 20 - foundation day;
Website
	www.guardiacostiera.gov.it

The Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard (Corpo delle Capitanerie di porto – Guardia costiera) is the coast guard of Italy and is part of the Italian Navy under the control of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Its head office is in Rome.

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