LTC 451-2024 Monthly Marine Patrol Update - September 2024MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC#451-2024 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Mem ers of the City Commission1niccarpenter,city Manaoer c Pf"v
October 14,2024
Monthly Marine Patrol Update -September 2024
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC)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-f00t Contenders,one (1)25-f0t 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 Palm and Hibiscus Islands are located within one of the most patrolled areas of the city.Every weekend,
Marine Patrol officers are stationed at Monument Island in the direct vicinity of the Palm and Hibiscus Islands
as shown by Marine Patrol's enforcement activity below.The green circles indicate each enforcement action
taken by Marine Patrol.Marine Patrol Officers have issued 373 citations in that area in 2024.This accounts
for roughly one third of Marine Patrol's written citations year to date.
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The following are reported activities carried out by the Marine Patrol Unit from September 1 to September
30,2024 as well as year to date (note:certain activities began being tracked in August 2024."Jet skis
speeding violations will begin being tracked in the near future):
Marine Patrol Unit Monthly Statistics
September August
2024 2024
July Jan-Sept
2024 2024
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Boating
Citations 150 185 175 1168
Livery Violations 7 8 5 26
Speeding Citations (Manatees)35 25 34 247
Miscellaneous Violations 54 91 93 444
Education 9 15 22 129
Safety 45 46 26 268
Jet Ski Speeding Citations 0 0°0°°O**
Vessel Tows 3 1 1 28
Derelict Vessels
Tows 3 3 2 9
Cited -Derelict 6 7 5 29
Cited --At Risk 8 10 7 25
Removed 2 3 2 16
Checks 15 20 10 341
Marine Sanitation Device 2 2 1 54
Propulsion 1 3 1 16
Navigational Lighting 14 10 8 268
Outside Agency Assists 1 0°0 4
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