LTC 334-2025 Monthly Marine Patrol Update - July 2025MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #334-2025
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager � {1;,�
August 14, 2025
Monthly Marine Patrol Update - July 2025
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, and
two (2) 25-foot Contender Bay Boats.
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 July 1 to July 31, 2025, as
compared to the same period in 2024 as well as year to date: