A year ago this week, the Stafford Township Police Department’s marine unit made its official debut with the maiden voyage ceremony of its newly acquired and outfitted 24-foot boat, a decommissioned Coast Guard vessel for which some 90% of the equipment had been donated.
It didn’t take long before Stafford’s unit was put to the test, when a boat collided with an intracoastal water marker on Aug. 23, 2024. One individual on board was injured, and the boat was taking on water.
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