Ships and Other Vessels
A total of 27 ships and boats from the aforementioned institutions are in operation (Bundespolizei: six ships; Wasserzoll: eight customs cutters, four customs cruisers; WSV: three multi-purpose ships; BLE: three fishery protection boats, three fishery research ships).
The ships are all marked with the legend "Küstenwache" as well as a black-red-gold signet on the hull and the coast guard's coat-of-arms. However, the hull colour differs from agency to agency: blue for the Bundespolizei, green for the Wasserzoll and black for the WSV and BLE.
A number of helicopters and planes are in use as well.
Some Ships:
- BP17 Bayreuth
- BP21 Bredstedt
- BP22 Neustrelitz
- MS Hiddensee
- MS Priwall
- MS Kalkgrund
- FSB Seeadler
- Hamburg
- Meerkatze
- SUBS Mellum
Read more about this topic: German Federal Coast Guard
Famous quotes containing the words ships and/or vessels:
“Give blue-eyed men their swivel chairs
To whirl in tall buildings.
Allow them many ships at sea,
And on land, soldiers
And policemen.”
—Arna Bontemps (1902–1973)
“Just as bones, tissues, intestines, and blood vessels are enclosed in a skin that makes it possible to bear the sight of a human being, so the agitations and passions of the soul are wrapped up in vanity: it is the soul’s skin.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)