China to build its largest coast guard vessel for disputed sea area patrolling

2012-07-13 — (China Military News by china-defense-mashup.com) Recently, CSIC 701 Research Institute wins the “Hainan 718″ patrol vessel program bid , will carry the design task of the new type of ship.

“Hainan 718″ patrol vessel is CHINA COAST GUARD’s largest law enforcement vessel, mainly deployed in Xisha and South China Sea. Ship has a total length of 100 meters, about 2000 tons full load displacement, the maximum speed of 22 knots of diesel and dual-pitch propeller, equipped with advanced law enforcement equipment and communications and navigation systems as well as a helicopter landing platform.

Prior to the service of the “Hainan 718″ patrol vessel in Hainan, the largest ships of CHINA COAST GUARD is “Haijing 1001″ ship. “Haijing 1001″ ship has total length of 92.59 meters, width 12 m, 1617.5 tons full load displacement, has a helicopter database platform deck, equipped with advanced weapons systems of the carrier-based motor boats and guns, machine guns, water cannons. “Haijing 1001″ ship later was named the “Pudong ship” and will be mainly used for offshore major joint operations command, the anti-illegal immigration, smuggling and firearms, narcotics, maritime patrol, maintaining law and order at sea. Compared with the general maritime police patrol boats, the Pudong ship tonnage, wind resistance, endurance far, advanced equipment, and other advantages, especially with distant sea law enforcement duty.

“Haijing 1001″ ship is attached to the Shanghai Public Security Border Defense Corps, serving on January 10, 2009.

The grim situation in the South China Sea issue, focusing on sea duty on law enforcement needs in the future, CHINA COAST GUARD is to adjust the current institutional structure.

First to established CHINA COAST GUARD division in the Border Control Department of Ministry of Public Security.

Secondly, present maritime police detachment was extracted to set up a 3-5 CHINA COAST GUARD Corps. In accordance with the waters, CHINA COAST GUARD establishes a number of maritime police detachment, marine police battalion, immediate supervisor authorities, the implementation of the troops centralized and unified leadership.

Third, in the Ministry of Public Security Border Defense Authority consists of institutions at the implementation of unified management, education and training institutions of the National Public Security Border Defense, marine police training base.

Fourth, the marine police force police force in the macro deployment of scientific planning and adjustment, in accordance with the needs of law enforcement duty to priority police force deployed in key sea areas. Marine Police Battalion has been included in the preparation of the plan as soon as possible to implement the formation of Border Detachment under the fleet the Na Ruhai police force unified management.

Fifth, the expansion of the maritime police establishment. The existing establishment of the maritime police forces from China under the jurisdiction of the coastline and vast waters of view, and can not fully satisfy the rights of law enforcement need, and should therefore be appropriate to expand the establishment of the maritime police enrich the law enforcement forces of the maritime police.

In addition, the CHINA COAST GUARD but also to establish linkage and intelligence-sharing mechanism and navy, marine surveillance, fisheries administration, customs and other sea-related sectors.