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Law Enforcement In Palau
The defense of Palau is the responsibility of the United States, but local police matters are handled by the Palau Police, the national police force. Some of the sixteen states also had separate police departments during the 1980s and 1990s. The Palau Bureau of Public Division of Marine Law Enforcement (DMLE) is responsible for marine surveillance, maritime law enforcement, search and rescue in Palau's territorial waters and its 200 nm exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The DMLE operated a Pacific-class patrol boat, the PSS ''President H.I. Remeliik'' which has now been replaced by the PSS Remeliik II. They also operate the ''PPS Kedam'' for use in maritime surveillance and fisheries control over Palau's EEZ. Its home port is Koror. The DMLE also operate three smaller 15-meter inshore patrol vessels, ''Euatel'', ''Kabekl M'tal'' and ''Bul'', used for surveillance of inshore and territorial waters. The ''Remeliik'' was donated and is maintained by Australia, who also provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palau Maritime Police Vessel
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia. It has a total area of . The most populous island is Koror, home to the country's most populous city of the same name. The capital Ngerulmud is located on the nearby island of Babeldaob, in Melekeok State. Palau shares maritime boundaries with international waters to the north, the Federated States of Micronesia to the east, Indonesia to the south, and the Philippines to the northwest. The country was originally settled approximately 3,000 years ago by migrants from Maritime Southeast Asia. Palau was first drawn on a European map by the Czech missionary Paul Klein based on a description given by a group of Palauans shipwrecked on the Philippine coast on Samar. Palau islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
