On Sunday, June 12, at approximately 5:24 p.m. a call came in about several people stranded in water just east of Beer Can Island (Longboat Key) after their boat capsized. The HCSO Aviation Unit first flew over the scene and confirmed a boat was upside down in the water, with several people swimming around it.
June 17, 2022
In the video, the officer can be seen using a pole to gently grab the netting tangled around the baby dolphin’s body then cutting away the net with a folding knife
January 13, 2022
The officers were patrolling the bay when they spotted the dog. They quickly pulled him from the freezing water, wrapped him in a blanket and brought him to a local veterinarian.
January 21, 2021
A marine officer with the Fort Meyers (FL) Police Department leaped from his patrol boat to the dock just seconds before another vessel crashed into it.
January 10, 2020
Air and Marine Operations (AMO) units with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently intercepted a large low-profile go-fast vessel loaded with cocaine.
January 10, 2020
Officers with the marine unit for the Darien (CT) Police Department raced to the rescue of a young man whose kayak had capsized.
September 16, 2019
Seven boats manned by members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGA), St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office (SCCSO), Pell City Police Department (PCPD), Lincoln Fire and Rescue, and the New London Fire Department recently conducted training exercises on an Alabama lake.
August 9, 2018
Lake Assault Boats has delivered a new vessel to the Hennepin County (MN) Sheriff’s Water Patrol Unit located in Minneapolis.
October 12, 2017
A Broward (Fla.) Sheriff's Office marine patrol deputy spotted $700,000 worth of cocaine floating off the waters of Dania Beach on Wednesday while on routine patrol.
October 10, 2013