coastguard
Shoreline safety service
A coastguard is a maritime organization that patrols coastal waters, performing search and rescue, enforcing maritime law, and protecting borders.
In the US, the Coast Guard is a branch of the armed forces.
The term also refers to an individual member of such a service: The coastguard spotted the capsized vessel.
Also spelled as two words: coast guard.
Emergency vessel for survivors
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- SAREmergency location efforts
- searchAct of seeking
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
shipwreck · survivor · evacuation · mayday · SOS · emergency · flares · adrift
Coastal beacon tower
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- beaconGuiding light source
- chartsVisual data displays
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
radar · sonar · channel · hazard · shoal · maritime · warning · marker
One who severs
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- interdictionAuthoritative prohibition or blockade
smuggling · boarding · inspection · watchkeeping · vigilance · monitoring · reconnaissance · interception
Buoyant vest for water
- flareSudden bright burst
- beaconGuiding light source
- CPREmergency revival technique
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
buoyancy · preparedness · inspection · regulations · certification · equipment · training · prevention
lifeboat
Emergency vessel for survivors
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- SAREmergency location efforts
- searchAct of seeking
distress · shipwreck · survivor · evacuation · mayday · SOS · emergency · flares · adrift · sinking
lighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
GPS · radar · sonar · channel · hazard · shoal · maritime · warning · marker · pilotage
cutter
One who severs
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
interdiction · smuggling · boarding · inspection · watchkeeping · vigilance · monitoring · reconnaissance · interception · jurisdiction
lifejacket
Buoyant vest for water
survival · buoyancy · preparedness · inspection · regulations · certification · equipment · training · prevention · risk
officer
Authority figure in uniform
- cadetMilitary academy student
- enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
- uniformIdentical throughout
training · drill · command · station · academy · rank · volunteer · auxiliary · reserve · veteran
- maritime groupsport authority, navy, merchant marine, shipping company, yacht club
- Mediterranean migrationrefugee crisis, migrant crisis, sea crossing, Lesbos, smugglers
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- Emergency Servicesambulance, firefighters, paramedics, police, first responders
- lifeguardingrescue tube, rescue buoy, CPR, first aid kit, water rescue
- maritime jobssailor, captain, first mate, seaman, fisherman
coastguardnavy
Maritime military force
blue-water navy · naval forces · battle fleet · admiralty · merchant marine
coastguardmountain rescue
Summit emergency retrieval team
air force · ground forces · air rescue · forest rangers · border patrol
- coastguard stationShoreline emergency response facility