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coastguard

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noun

  1. a maritime force which aids shipping, saves lives at sea, prevents smuggling, etc
  2. Also calledcoastguardsman a member of such a force
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Militiamen have been accused of running detention centres where migrants are beaten to death or starved, and the Libyan coastguard is accused of sometimes filming people in the sea rather than rescuing them.

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Search dogs, a drone from the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and a coastguard helicopter have also been used in the search.

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The French coastguard said the person was in a group of 15 they had picked up from a boat carrying about 80, which left Dunkirk on Wednesday night.

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