coast guards
Shoreline patrol officers
Coast guards are maritime forces responsible for safety, law enforcement, and rescue operations in coastal waters.
They patrol for smuggling, conduct search-and-rescue missions, enforce fishing regulations, and respond to emergencies at sea.
In some countries, coast guards are military branches; in others, civilian agencies.
The coast guards intercepted the vessel carrying illegal cargo.
- searchAct of seeking
- search partyGroup seeking someone lost
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- distress signalsUrgent pleas for rescue
- distress callUrgent plea for aid
lifeboat · life jacket · rescue · rescue mission · water rescue · emergency · air-sea rescue · maritime law · interdiction · helicopter rescue · icebreaking · port security · enforcement · territorial waters · mayday · man overboard · crew · lifesaving
- seafolkseafarers, seamen, sailors, mariners, boaters
- Navieswarships, ships, cruiser, battleship, sailors
- guards and soldierssentries, watchmen, sentinels, gatekeepers, patrolmen
- naval personnelsailors, seamen, captains, admirals, officers
- signalerssignalmen, flagmen, flagman, flag wavers, telegraph operators
coast guardshighway patrol
Police unit for roads
border patrol · ground forces · forest rangers · mountain rescue · army
coast guardssmugglers
Illegal goods transporters
pirates · drug runners · blockade runners · sea raiders · gunrunners