Inflatables, rowboats, cartop boats and rafts complete the complement of watercraft. Officers of the Marine Bureau are available, trained and equipped to tow disabled boats, dewater sinking boats, and perform marine firefighting. The Bureau also handles boating accidents and several officers are trained marine accident investigators. Marine units also handle disturbances on passenger ferries and charter boats, and transport police personnel and investigating officers to the barrier beach. Divers are available 24 hours a day and can respond by vehicle, boat or deploy by helicopter with the assistance of the Aviation Section.
Divers respond to water rescues, submerged vehicles and aircraft, evidence recovery and drownings.
The Marine Bureau should be notified of any water- related incidents. We should also be informed of any unusual activity in waterfront areas which you may observe, such as patterns of larcenies, suspicious persons or boats, etc., so that we may direct our patrols. All Marine Patrol vessels and our headquarters at Timber Point maintain a watch on Marine VHF Channel 16 . To reach us directly, hail the Suffolk County Marine Police . In a true distress situation involving imminent life hazard, hail any station using the Mayday call.