LTC 408-2024 Monthly Marine Patrol Update - August 2024MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter,City Manager~~
September 18,2024
Monthly Marine Patrol Update -August 2024
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC)is to provide a monthly update on the efforts by the
Administration to maintain public safety on City of Miami Beach waterways.
The Miami Beach Police Department's Marine Patrol Unit consists of one (1)sergeant and six (6)officers
who have split shift hours and weekends to allow for seven-day coverage of City waterways.The unit's fleet
currently consists of two (2)32-foot Contenders,one (1)25-foot SAFE Boat,one (1)21-foot Contender,two
(2)25-foot Contender Bay Boats,and one (1)18-foot Whaler.
The Marine Patrol Unit has also assigned an officer to be a full-time Derelict Vessel Investigator whose duties
include investigating all the anchored vessels daily,weekly,and monthly.The anchored vessels are
inspected for registration,proof of ownership,marine sanitation device,anchor light at night,propulsion test,
hull integrity,and illegal moorings attached to the vessels.
The following are reported activities carried out by the Marine Patrol Unit from August 1 to August 31, 2024
as well as year to date (*note:certain activities began being tracked in August 2024):
Marine Patrol Unit Monthly Statistics
August 2024 July 2024 Jan-Aug 2024
Arrests 7 5 59
Boating Citations 185 169 986
Vessel Tows 1 1 25
Tows 0 0 9
Derelict Vessels Seized &Towed 0 1 15
Checks 20 10 326
Marine Sanitation Device 2 1 52
Propulsion 3 1 15
Navigational Lighting 10 8 254
Outside Agency Assists 0 0 0
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