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[[File:C-GRNN Coast Guard Caribbean.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[Dash 8]] of the Dutch Coast Guard]]
The '''Dutch Caribbean Coastguard''' ({{lang-nl|Kustwacht Caraïbisch Gebied}}) or '''DCCG''' is the [[coast guard]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] in the Caribbean.  The unit is a joint effort between all constituent countries within the Kingdom.<ref name=MinistryDefence>[http://www.defensie.nl/marine/kustwacht/kustwacht_caraibisch_gebied/ Kustw(contracted; show full)

A [[Law Enforcement Detachments|special boarding team]] from the [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] can be embarked on board the WIGS, authorized to carry out boardings beyond the territorial waters of the Dutch Caribbean islands. This cooperation between Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, Sint Maarten, the United States, and other actors is formalized in the [[Joint Interagency Task Force South]], situated in [[Key West]], Florida, United States.

==Personnel==

KWCARIBDCCG has approximately 160 personnel. Of these, 140 come from the Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten, and 20 from the Royal Netherlands Navy. These 160 consist mostly of personnel actually deployed to carry out operations and the occupation of the Coast Guard bases. In addition, there are about 15 employees who staff the Operations Center / RCC 24 hours a day.

==See also==
*[[Netherlands Coastguard]] (Nederlandse Kustwacht) – a national organisation responsible for various services along the Dutch ocean coast line (mainly search and rescue services)

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.defensie.nl/marine/kustwacht/kustwacht_caraibisch_gebied/ Kustwacht Caraïbisch Gebied]

{{Aruba topics}}
{{Coast guards}}

[[Category:Coast guards]]
[[Category:Aruba|Coast]]
[[Category:Bonaire|Coast]]
[[Category:Curaçao|Coast]]
[[Category:Saba|Coast]]
[[Category:Sint Maarten|Coast]]
[[Category:Saint Eustatius|Coast]]
[[Category:Transport in the Netherlands|Coast]]
[[Category:Transport in the Caribbean|Coast]]
[[Category:Disaster preparedness in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Disaster preparedness in the Caribbean]]

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