Icelandic Coast Guard Landhelgisgæsla Íslands | |
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Common name | Gæslan (The Guard) |
Abbreviation | LHG |
Motto | Við erum til taks Always Prepared |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1 July 1926 |
Employees | 200 officers |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Iceland |
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Facilities | |
Boats | 2 x Patrol vessels 2 x Patrol/survey boat |
Patrol aircraft | 1 Bombardier DHC-8-Q314 |
Transport aircraft | 3 Airbus H225s |
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Significant operation | |
Website | |
lhg.is |
The Icelandic Coast Guard (Icelandic: Landhelgisgæsla Íslands, Landhelgisgæslan or simply Gæslan) is the Icelandic defence service responsible for search and rescue, maritime safety and security surveillance, national defense,[2] and law enforcement.[3] The Coast Guard maintains the Iceland Air Defence System which conducts ground-based surveillance of Iceland's air space and operate the Keflavik airbase.[4][5] It is also responsible for hydrographic surveying and nautical charting.[6]