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The Marine Policing Unit
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An illustrated talk by Paul Jacobs

The Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit is responsible for policing 47 miles of the River Thames from Dartford to Hampton Court. Not only that, they also provide cover for 250 miles of canals, lakes and reservoirs in the London area. Its remit is to detect and prevent crime, maintain public order, help to keep London safe and respond to calls where a water hazard exists.

Paul is a member of the Marine Policing Unit and will give us a brief history of policing the River, describe the equipment employed, types of crime and emergencies encountered, notable events in the recent past and, as no job is without humour, maybe some of the more amusing events that he has experienced.

[The photo, by Adrian Pingstone, shows ‘The Gabriel Franks’, a Fast Response Targa 31 boat of the Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit, named after ‘a lumper’ employed by the Marine Police killed in 1798, regarded as the first British marine police officer to be killed in the line of duty.]

Branch
IWA Chiltern Branch
Event Dates

Wednesday 28th February 2024

Location

Rickmansworth

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The Marine Policing Unit – IWA Chiltern Branch Talk

An illustrated talk by Paul Jacobs

The Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit is responsible for policing 47 miles of the River Thames from Dartford to Hampton Court. Not only that, they also provide cover for 250 miles of canals, lakes and reservoirs in the London area. Its remit is to detect and prevent crime, maintain public order, help to keep London safe and respond to calls where a water hazard exists.

Paul is a member of the Marine Policing Unit and will give us a brief history of policing the River, describe the equipment employed, types of crime and emergencies encountered, notable events in the recent past and, as no job is without humour, maybe some of the more amusing events that he has experienced.

[The photo, by Adrian Pingstone, shows ‘The Gabriel Franks’, a Fast Response Targa 31 boat of the Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit, named after ‘a lumper’ employed by the Marine Police killed in 1798, regarded as the first British marine police officer to be killed in the line of duty.]

Details

Time

8:00pm

Address

Batchworth Lock Canal centre
Canal Bridge
99 Church Street
Rickmansworth
WD3 1JD
Access via steps from bridge.

Chiltern Branch venue details (pdf)

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Rickmansworth

Batchworth Lock Canal Centre, Church Street, Rickmansworth, UK

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