coastal security
Guarding the shoreline
Coastal security refers to the protection of a nation's shorelines, ports, and territorial waters from threats including smuggling, illegal immigration, terrorism, and military incursion.
It encompasses surveillance, patrol operations, and enforcement activities conducted by coast guards, navies, and border agencies: The agency upgraded its coastal security after the incident.
The term also covers infrastructure protection and emergency response along coastlines.
- patrol vesselsShips for maritime surveillance
- radar systemsEquipment detecting objects via radio waves
- early warningAlert before event occurs
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- oil spill responseContaining marine petroleum disasters
guard · satellite imaging · patrol · beach patrol · shipping lanes · checkpoint · binoculars · watchtower · evacuation planning · emergency shelters · disaster drills · emergency broadcast · interdiction · naval operations · border control · no-fly zone · lookout · radar