Guardia Costiera

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La Guardia Costiera is the coast guard of Italy. It is part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

History

Formerly called the Capitanerie di Porto or Port Captain which was organized first by royal decree of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies in 1865. It was reorganized as part of the Regia Marina in 1915, and on June 8, 1989, redesignated La Guardia Costiera.

Symbols

Like related coast guards around the world, La Guardia Costiera uses "The Stripe" on its vessels. This marking is in the national colors, with a narrow green band, a narrow white spacing, and a broad red band. Inside the red band is a white circle with a black anchor.

External links

[Guardia Costiera homepage] (in English)

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