The Madagascar Navy () is the maritime component of the
Madagascar People's Armed Forces
mg, Tafika Malagasy
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. The Madagascar Navy is under-equipped and undergoes difficulties in accomplishing its mission of maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and controlling the
illegal fishing
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) is an issue around the world. Fishing industry observers believe IUU occurs in most fisheries, and accounts for up to 30% of total catches in some important fisheries.
Illegal fishing takes pl ...
in the Malagasy exclusive economic zone.
Current fleet list
Naval flags
File:Flag of the Chief of Army Staff of Madagascar (Brigade General).svg, 2:3 Flag of the Chief of Army Staff in the rank of Brigade General
File:Flag of the Chief of Army Staff of Madagascar (Divisional General).svg, 2:3 Flag of the Chief of Army Staff in the rank of Divisional General
File:Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff of Madagascar (non-flag officer).svg, 1:2 Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff in the rank of Commodore or below
File:Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff of Madagascar (Rear Admiral).svg, 1:2 Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff in the rank of Rear Admiral
File:Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff of Madagascar (Vice Admiral).svg, 1:2 Pennant of the Chief of the Naval Air Force Staff in the rank of Vice Admiral
File:Pennant of the Commander of a Naval Group (Madagascar).svg, 1:2 Pennant of the Commander of a Naval Group
File:Pennant of the Commander of a Naval Base (Madagascar).svg, 1:2 Pennant of the Commander of a Naval Base
File:Masthead pennant of Madagascar.svg, 1:20 Masthead pennant
The commissioning pennant (or masthead pennant) is a pennant (also spelled "pendant") flown from the masthead of a warship. The history of flying a commissioning pennant dates back to the days of chivalry with their trail pendants being flown fr ...
Bases
The main base of the Malagasy Navy is
Antsiranana
Antsiranana ( mg, Antsiran̈ana ), named Diego-Suárez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar. Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013.
History
The bay and city originally u ...
, that served already as a base to the colonial French Navy.
Naval detachements are also found in
Nosy-Be
Nosy Be (formerly Nossi-bé and Nosse Be) is an island off the northwest coast of Madagascar. Nosy Be is Madagascar's largest and busiest tourist resort. It has an area of , and its population was 109,465 according to the provisional results of t ...
,
Mahajanga,
Ile Sainte-Marie and in
Fort-Dauphin.
Réflexions sur la non-politique navale de Madagascar
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References
{{Navies in Africa
Military of Madagascar
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...