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Since the summer of 2022 the Coast Guard has kept two dedicated emergency response and towing vessels (ERTVs) permanently at sea, partly to support safety in and around offshore wind farms as the fleet has grown 1. Its monitoring is proactive: when a dangerous situation is spotted, the Coast Guard can contact vessels, wind farms or platforms in the area directly rather than waiting for an incident to be reported 1. More broadly, Kustwacht Nederland is a cooperative of Customs, the police, Rijkswaterstaat, the Royal Marechaussee, the NVWA, the ILT and SodM, working from a Coast Guard Centre in Den Helder 2. Its tasks cover search and rescue, enforcement of the rules that keep the North Sea safe, environmental and fisheries protection, and vessel traffic monitoring 2.
Not in the sources: The passages do not describe specific enforcement powers, exclusion zones or inspection duties inside wind farms.
Cited passages
Passage 1: Presence around offshore wind farms
Since summer 2022 the Coast Guard has operated two dedicated emergency response and towing vessels (ERTVs) that stay permanently at sea, in part to support safety in and around offshore wind farms as the fleet has grown; when the Coast Guard's monitoring identifies a dangerous situation, it can contact vessels, wind farms or platforms in the area directly rather than only responding after an incident is reported.
The Netherlands Coast Guard: safety and enforcement at sea, including around wind farmsKustwacht Nederland (Netherlands Coast Guard) · kustwacht.nl · retrieved 18 Sep 2026
Passage 2: Mandate
Kustwacht Nederland (the Netherlands Coast Guard) is a cooperative of Customs, police, Rijkswaterstaat, the Royal Marechaussee, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) and SodM, operating from a Coast Guard Centre in Den Helder. Its tasks span search and rescue, enforcement of the rules that keep the North Sea safe, and environmental and fisheries protection, alongside monitoring vessel traffic.
The Netherlands Coast Guard: safety and enforcement at sea, including around wind farmsKustwacht Nederland (Netherlands Coast Guard) · kustwacht.nl · retrieved 18 Sep 2026
Sources consulted
- The Netherlands Coast Guard: safety and enforcement at sea, including around wind farmsKustwacht Nederland (Netherlands Coast Guard) · kustwacht.nl · retrieved 18 Sep 2026 · cited
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