Vietnam Coast Guard

Vietnam Coast Guard Cảnh sát biển Việt Nam
Insignia of the Vietnam Coast Guard [1]
Vietnam Coast Guard racing stripe
Vietnam Coast Guard flag
Pennant and ensign
Common name	Cảnh sát biển, Coast Guard, Vietnamese Coastguard
Abbreviation	VCG / VNCG / CSBVN
Agency overview
Formed	28 August 1998 (as Vietnam Marine Police)
Preceding agency	Vietnam Marine Police (former name)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	SRV
Legal jurisdiction	Vietnam People's Armed Forces
Primary governing body	Government of Vietnam
Secondary governing body	Vietnam Ministry of National Defence
Constituting instrument	Ordinance No. 04/1998/PL-UBTVQH10 of the Standing Committee of the People’s Assembly of Vietnam on the Marine Police of Vietnam
Specialist jurisdiction	Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
Overseen by	Vietnam Coast Guard Command
Headquarters	Hanoi
Agency executives	Major General Lê Quang Đạo, Commander Major General Bùi Quốc Oai, Political Commissar Major General Lê Đình Cường, Chief of Staff
Parent agency	Government of Vietnam (since 2013) Vietnam People's Navy (1998-2008) Ministry of National Defence (2008-2013)
Facilities
Patrol boats	50+ patrol boats 6+ offshore patrol vessel 6 transport and logistics vessels with capability to engage in any patrol or SAR missions
Salvage tugs	5 Salvage tugs
Rescue boats	4 search and rescue ship
Patrol aircraft	2 CASA C-212 Aviocar
Notables
Significant operation	MT Zafirah hijacking MT Orkim Harmony hijacking Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Anniversary	28 August
Website
canhsatbien.vn
Colours: Blue, White, Orange Wordmark

Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG or VNCG for the alternative spelling Viet Nam Coast Guard; Vietnamese: Cảnh sát biển Việt Nam, lit. 'Sea Police of Vietnam') is the coast guard and a uniformed people's armed force of Vietnam. It is purposed to protect the Vietnamese state's interests at sea while also responsible for search and rescue duties, along with their duties of combating and preventing smuggling, piracy, and trade fraud in Vietnamese waters.

Until 2013, it was formally a branch of Vietnam's military, the Vietnam People's Army, and fell under the management of the Vietnam Ministry of National Defence. Since August 27, 2013, it has been transferred under the direct management of the Government of Vietnam, and has also changed its name from Vietnam Marine Police (VMP) to the current Vietnam Coast Guard name. Since its creation in the late 1990s, the Vietnam Coast Guard plays an important role in maintaining sea security and protection of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf boundary. It has dispatched forces in waters in overlapping areas between Vietnam and foreign countries, providing protection and assistance to local fishermen when necessary.