Police watercraft

Police watercraftareboatsor othervesselsthat are used bypoliceagencies to patrol bodies of water. They are usually employed on major rivers,^[1]in enclosedharborsnear cities or in places where a stronger presence than that offered by theharbormasterorcoast guardis 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

Gallery of police boats

Boats of theBermuda Police ServiceMarine Section at Barr's Bay
Combined police/fireboatinBremen,Germany
Police patrol boats inHelsinki,Finland
Police boat,Liverpool,England,October 2009
London Metropolitan PoliceboatGabriel Frankson theThamesin 2005
London Metropolitan Police boatJohn Harriott IVon the Thames
London Metropolitan Police boatNina Mackay IIon the Thames in 2013
SAFE Boats33' RIB of theLos Angeles Port Police
Netherlands Policeboats in theBiesboschin 2008
Netherlands Police jet ski on the Lek 2012.
NewSouth Wales PoliceForce vesselOPVNemesis
New South Wales Police Forceboat patrolling Port Jackson.
Anti terrorism Police boat inVenice
Israeli maritime police Defender-class boatHazon andwater scooterinEilatMarina,Israel