- Police watercraft
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Police boat of the NYPD
Police watercraft are boats or other vessels that are used by police agencies to patrol bodies of water. They are usually employed on major rivers[1], in enclosed harbors near cities or in places where a stronger presence than that offered by the Harbourmaster or Coast Guard is needed.
Police boats sometimes have high-performance engines in order to catch up with fleeing fugitives on the water. They have been used since the beginning of the 20th century.[2]
Contents
Types of Police Boats
- Patrol boat
- fast pursuit vessels
- Motorboat
- Airboat
- Rigid-hulled inflatable boat
Gallery of police boats
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Boat of the Wasserschutzpolizei of Germany.
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New South Wales Police Force boat patrolling Port Jackson prior to APEC Australia 2007.
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Boats of the Bermuda Police Service Marine Section at Barr's Bay, in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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Police boat, Liverpool, England, October 2009
Agencies with police boats
- New York City Police Department and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department - waterways around NYC
- Toronto Police Service - waters off Toronto
- Peel Regional Police - waters off Mississauga
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police - inland waterways in areas of enforcement
- Ontario Provincial Police - lakes and other waterways in Ontario
- Hong Kong Police - waters off Hong Kong
- New Zealand Police - waters off Auckland and Wellington
See also
- Coast guard
- Fire boat
- Harbourmaster
- Water police
References
Categories:- Police vehicles
- Boat types
- Ship type stubs
- Law enforcement stubs
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