Korea Coast Guard’s decommissioned KCG3001 vessel that will be transferred to the Ecuadorian Navy / Courtesy of Korea Coast Guard © Provided by The Korea Times
The Korea Times, via MSN reports,
“The Korea Coast Guard’s (KCG) first 3,000-ton vessel, which was deployed in 1994, will be transferred to Ecuador after completing 30-years of service in Korea.
The KCG signed a memorandum of understanding with the visiting Ecuadorian Defense Minister Giancarlo Loffredo on Thursday for the transfer of the decommissioned KCG3001 vessel at its headquarters in Incheon.
The Korean Navy has transferred a total of eight Pohang class corvettes and 13 Chamsuri class patrol boats to nine different navies/coast guards. This is the first incident I have seen where a Korean CG vessel has been transferred.
The South Korean Coast Guard reportedly has about the same number of large CG cutters as the USCG, despite having an EEZ only about 2.7% that of the US. The donated vessel is 30 years old. Currently the oldest S. Korean CG cutter is reportedly 36 years old. None of the others are over 28 years old.
The cutter being donated is identified as 3,000 tons, but that is only a rough category and reflects light displacement not full load.
Ecuador can certainly use the reinforcement.
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I’d be curious to get your take on the escalating Water Cannon War currently being waged between the Chinese and Pilipino Coast Guards. I noticed recently that this USCG 87′ was only able to bring two small water hoses to help extinguish the Oceanside Pier fire. Is this a capability the USCG should have? Or do we just stick to our guns? Thanks for your insight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJYmDtS5JJA; https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/us-coast-guard-oceanside-pier-fire/3500461/
Those “undefendable” OUSVs have 2 x 5300 GPM water monitors on the stern. Build off that.
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