Argentine Navy Prefecture ( Spanish: Prefectura Naval Argentina , also Argentine Coast Guard , Naval Prefecture Argentina , PNA ) is the federal agency of the Argentine Ministry of Security , designed to monitor the implementation of federal law and ensure the safety of ships in high seas and inland waters country. Exercises control over the legitimate economic, fishing and other activities in the country's maritime border space [2] . According to the Constitution of Argentina , the armed forces do not have the right to interfere in the internal affairs of the country, and therefore, the coast guard, like the national gendarmerie , plays the role of internal troops , although it actively interacts with the Ministry of Defense , special services and the Argentine police . It has its own intelligence agency.
| Argentine Maritime Prefecture Spanish Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) | |
|---|---|
 Guys Coast Guard | |
| Years of existence | 1810 - present |
| A country |  Argentina |
| Subordination | Argentina Ministry of the Interior |
| Included in | |
| Type of | Coast Guard (BOHR) |
| Function | Protection |
| Number | 13,240 people [1] |
| Part | 10 operational areas |
| Dislocation | |
| Motto | Robur et quies iuxta litora et in undis |
| Participation in | British invasions (1806-1807) Falkland war |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Carlos Edgardo Fernandez (Prefect) Ricardo Rodriguez (subprefect) |
| Site | |
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History
Prior to the official date of the foundation of the structure - June 1810, in the vice-kingdom of Rio de La Plata there was a port service of Buenos Aires . After the beginning of the May Revolution and the War of Independence, the coast guard, already officially existing, received the first commander - Martin Jacobo (Jacob) Thompson ( Spanish Martín Jacobo Thompson ). Thompson, an Anglo-Argentinean who participated in repelling the British invasion of Rio de La Plata in 1806-07, was promoted to Port Captain ( Spanish: Capitán de Puertos ). In addition to him, other military and political figures of the country served in the coast guard - Matias Yrigoyen, Jose Matias Sapiola, Juan Bautista Azopardo, Francisco Erescano, Antonio Toll y Bernadette, Thomas Espora and others.
The modern Coast Guard was founded at the end of the 19th century on the initiative of the Argentine Senator, scientist Manuel Florencio Mantilla . In addition, in 1969, a reorganization was carried out in the structure. In 2010, during the presidency of Christina Kirchner , the Naval Prefecture was transferred to the Ministry of Homeland Security. This process was started back in 1984, after the fall of the dictatorship of the “ National Reorganization Process ”.
Service
Two boats and a helicopter from the Coast Guard participated in the Falkland War 1982 [3] , a number of employees served on ships requisitioned by the Argentine Navy. After the successful completion of Operation Rosario , the PNA sent 2 German-built Mar Del Plata patrol boats to the Falklands - Islas Malvinas (GC-82) and Rio Iguazu (GC-83), where they were repainted in brown-green camouflage colors [4] . On May 1, near the Kidney Island, the HAS.2 Link helicopter attacked the GC-82 from the Elakrity frigate, resulting in severe damage to the boat [5] . Nearby the Argentineans requisitioned in the Falklands the ARA Forrest returned fire on a helicopter. Link received holes in the hull, engine, cockpit and fuel tank [6] [7] [8] .
On June 14, 2002, the Argentine coast guard ship Thompson (GC-26) thrice fired without warning the Russian fishing vessel Odoevsk . Argentines claim that Russians caught squid in the economic zone of this country [9] [10] .
In addition to border protection, the PNA is engaged in the fight against drug trafficking , rescue operations, and scientific activities.
Current status
Managed by the Coast Guard Department of the Argentinean Ministry of the Interior. As of 2010, the Coast Guard has 7 patrol ships, 2 large and more than 100 small patrol boats, 5 C-212 aircraft, 6 helicopters ( AS-565MA Panther , 2 AS-365 Dofin , SA-330L Puma , 2 Schweizer-300C ) [1] . It has its own special forces - the Albatros group. The unit patrols rivers, lakes, other bodies of water, and also near the coastline. Her fighters take part in operations to free and search for hostages, as well as detain criminals [11] . In service there are 6 ships, 64 boats, 7 aircraft and 11 helicopters.
The coming of the civilian government to power after the Dirty War led to the fact that from the 1980s to the present, the military and special services have been taken under tight state control. Funding was reduced, arms purchases were suspended. This affected not only the armed forces, but also the coast guard, which was transferred under the Kirchners to the Ministry of Internal Security.
Ship and boat crew
It incorporates border patrol ships and boats designed to serve on seas, rivers and lakes.
The main ones are:
- aircraft carriers (1 helicopter) Mantilla type ships :
- Doctor Manuel Mantilla (GC-24)
- Azopardo (GC-25)
- Thompson (GC-26)
- Prefecto Fique (GC-27)
- Prefecto Derbes (GC-28)
- Delfín (GC-13)
- boats of type Z-28 (Mar del Plata) German- built Blohm + Voss .
- from GC-64 to GC-83 (the last two are lost in the Falkland War)
- boats of the type Stan Tender 2200 Dutch- built Damen
- GC-122, 123, 124, 125, 129, 130, 150, 151
- boats of the type Stan Tender 1750 (Damen, Netherlands)
- GC-118, 119, 133
- Alucat 1050 type boats (Damen, Netherlands)
- GC-137, 138, 139, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149
and at least 50 other boats with a displacement of 8-15 tons.
In addition, there are research, service and support vessels (including yachts):
- Dr. Bernardo Houssay (MOV-1)
- Tango (SB-15) [12]
- Recalada (DF-19) [13] .
other.
Aviation
Ship and Ship Prefix
Ships and ships of the Argentine Coast Guard have the prefix PNA ( Spanish: P refectura N aval Argentina - Naval Prefecture of Argentina).
See also
- Argentine Federal Police
- National Gendarmerie of Argentina
- Chian-der 3 incident
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Armed forces of foreign countries (Russian) // Foreign Military Review. - M .: Red Star, 2010. - No. 7 (760) . - S. 68 . - ISSN 0134-921X .
- ↑ Chinese vessels detained in Argentina for illegal fishing | RIA News
- ↑ Solomon P.V. Ships of the Falkland War. Fleets of Great Britain and Argentina (Russian) . - Model designer, 2007. - Issue. 2 . - No. 92 . - S. 24 .
- ↑ Agostini, Mariano Lanchas patrulleras argentinas: GC-82 "Islas Malvinas" y GC-83 "Rio Iguazú" en la Guerra de las Malvinas (1982) ("Argentine patrol boats: GC-82" Islas Malvinas "and GC-83" Rio Iguazu "in the Falklands War (1982)") . patrullerasargentinas.blogspot.co.uk (2013). Date of treatment January 23, 2013. (Spanish)
- ↑ Solomon P.V. Ships of the Falkland War. Fleets of Great Britain and Argentina (Russian) . - Model designer, 2007. - Issue. 2 . - No. 92 . - S. 30 .
- ↑ HMS Alacrity
- ↑ Mayorga, Horacio No Vencidos , 1998. ISBN 950-742-976-X (Spanish) pp. 144-145
- ↑ Alacrity in action: May 1982 . hmsalacrity.co.uk (2008). Date of treatment January 23, 2013.
- ↑ Fisherman of the North, 20/06/02 (23) | Argentines fired on Russian fishermen (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Argentinean Foreign Ministry hopes that the incident with the fired trawler Odoevsk will not damage friendly relations with Russia RIA-Novosti
- ↑ South America / Argentina / Argentina Special Forces (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment June 14, 2012. Archived May 18, 2012.
- ↑ Prefectura's SB-15 "TANGO" salvage cutter sails through Antarctica waters (link not available) . Buenos Aires: Prefectura Naval Argentina (January 28, 2013). Date of treatment April 28, 2013. Archived November 2, 2013.
- ↑ Discurso de la Ministra Nilda Garré (Spanish) (unavailable link) . Buenos Aires: Prefectura Naval Argentina (June 29, 2012). Date of treatment April 28, 2013. Archived November 2, 2013.