Police watercraft
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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]
Types of police boats
- Patrol boat
- fast pursuit vessels
- Motorboat
- Airboat
- Rigid-hulled inflatable boat
Gallery of police boats
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Boats of the Bermuda Police Service Marine Section at Barr's Bay.
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Combined police/fireboat in Bremen, Germany.
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Police patrol boats in Helsinki, Finland.
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London Metropolitan Police boatGabriel Franks on the Thames in 2005
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London Metropolitan Police boat John Harriott IV on the Thames.
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London Metropolitan Police boat Nina Mackay II on the Thames in 2013
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SAFE Boats 33' RIB of the Los Angeles Port Police.
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Netherlands Police boats in the Biesbosch in 2008
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Netherlands Police jet ski on the Lek 2012.
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New South Wales Police Force vessel OPV Nemesis.
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New South Wales Police Force boat patrolling Port Jackson.
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Anti terrorism Police boat in Venice
See also
References
External links
Media related to Police watercraft at Wikimedia Commons