Tag: Marine Patrol

Special Units

Florida Officers Chase Down Unmanned Boat, Board, and Stop It

Police say the boat’s operator told him that a larger vessel cut in front of him and caused a wake that threw him out of the his boat. He was not using his boat’s emergency engine cut-off switch.

April 30, 2025

Special Units

Connecticut Officers Rescue Boaters in Distress

At approximately 1:30 p.m., Officer Shawn Paradis and Officer Matthew Monaghan were on patrol on the Mystic River on “Marine One”—the Groton PD’s patrol boat—when they received a distress call from a sailboat in the area of Fishers Island, New York.

June 19, 2024

Patrol

Seattle Harbor Patrol Officers Save Drowning Man

When an attempt to throw a flotation device to the man failed, an officer dove into the water and pulled the victim to the shore.

August 18, 2023

Special Units

NH Marine Patrol Boat Capsizes After Collision Briefly Traps Officers

The driverless boat made an unexpected turn and struck the patrol boat. The impact threw the officers into the water, and it capsized the patrol boat, briefly pinning the officers under it.

July 20, 2023

Patrol

FL Deputy Pulls American Flag from Hurricane Swollen River

The video shows a female deputy leaning out of the boat to pull the flag from the water before shaking it out to dry.

October 7, 2022

Patrol

NJ Sheriff’s Marine Patrol Saves Husky Who Swam Offshore

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office (NJ) made an unusual water rescue over the weekend after they reported finding a dog-paddling Siberian Husky a mile-and-a-half out in the bay off Union Beach.

July 6, 2022

Patrol

Multi-Agency Training in New York Highlights Importance of Maritime Units

Late last month, a group of police agencies in New York participated in a two-day training exercise held in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard New York. It was one of many such training exercises undertaken by maritime and airborne units across the country every year in preparation for a busy summer season of rescue operations.

July 1, 2022

Special Units

FL Deputies, Civilians Rescue 11 After Boat Capsizes

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

Patrol

Man Shot by CA Officers After Asking for Help Then Drawing Gun

The man then walked back to his grey Honda Civic. When Harbor Police officers approached the man, police say he presented a gun.

April 11, 2022

Patrol

Reform Legislation Shouldn't Turn Police Training Into "Rocket Surgery"

Recently enacted "police reform" legislation in Massachusetts will require harbormasters to complete added police training at the same time that reserve academy training is all but eliminated.

January 21, 2022

Special Units

FL Officer Rescues Baby Dolphin Trapped in Fishing Net

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

Vehicle Ops

30-Foot Multipurpose Patrol Craft

Lake Assault Boats

It’s designed to keep a portion of the Lake Superior waterfront safe with an all-new modified “V” hull design for exceptional performance, stability, and maneuverability.

August 30, 2021