Although Seychelles is a small country, it is located off the Horn of Africa, strategically close to the operation of notorious pirates.

Sri Lanka, China, United Arab Emirates[2][3] and India[4][5] have made strategic donations of patrol vessels to the Seychelles.

[6] In 2013 the UAE paper The National reported that Seychelles was imprisoning more than 100 convicted pirates at the time.

[7] In May 2011, the SCG helped to protect the privacy of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their honeymoon on the North Island.

At the end of their stay, the couple invited several members of the Coast Guard ashore to personally thank them for their efforts.