Coast guard
89 photosThe Kazakhstan Coast Guard is a division of the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KNB). It is responsible for protecting the country's maritime borders, marine biological resources, economic interests, and strategic facilities in the Caspian Sea. The Coast Guard's primary missions include combating illegal fishing and maritime poaching, preventing illegal migration, and countering smuggling activities. Its fleet consists of patrol boats and vessels of various classes and designs, including the Bars, Burkit, and Aibar classes, as well as modern patrol vessels built at the Zenit Shipyard in Uralsk, such as the Turkestan. The Coast Guard's main base is located in the settlement of Bautino, in Kazakhstan's Mangystau Region, on the coast of the Caspian Sea.