Barbados Coast Guard
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The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime division of the Barbados Defence Force. Its responsibilities are patrolling Barbados' territorial waters as well as drug interdiction and humanitarian and life-saving exercises. The Barbados Coast Guard currently is based at HMBS Willoughby Fort in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados. It consists of a small fleet including its flagship HMBS Trident, HMBS Endeavour (a 40-foot vessel), as well as around 5 patrol vessels.
The Marine division of the Royal Barbados Police Force also utilized Fort Willoughby. Additionally, the Coast Guard base also accommodates weekly training for the Barbados Sea Cadets (the marine unit of the Barbados Cadet Corps).
Fort Willoughby has been long in existence and has been replaced by a modern Coast Guard Base "HMBS Pelican". HMBS Pelican can be seen while travelling along the Spring Garden Highway in Barbados. This new base has not yet been commissioned but HMBS Willoughby Fort was decommissioned on Saturday, February 3rd 2007.
The Barbados Coast Guard is currently under the command of (OCCG) LCDR E.R. Shurland
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