[Scan-DC] Potomac Harbor Units Follow Up

[Rick Charles]

All,

Update: It just dawned on me that the Air and Marine Interdiction (AMI) 
units formerly of the US Customs Service are being realigned within DHS 
under the new Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and 
not BCBP.  Please revise earlier reference.

FYI: ICE is the Department's investigatory arm and is staffed by special 
agents from Customs, INS, and FPS.  

Rick

Rick Charles wrote:

> At about 4:20 PM this afternoon I was crossing the Potomac on board a 
> VRE commuter train and observed a police vessel under the 14th street 
> bridge near the Pentagon side of the river.  The boat was moving 
> slowly as if conducting an inspection.  The boat was a "go-fast", 
> about 15' in length with twin outboard engines and had a single 
> officer at the helm. There was no pilot house of any kind.  The 
> officer was wearing a light blue polo shirt with only the word 
> "POLICE" on his back.  No other markings were observed.
>
> Question for the group:  What units, if any, other than MPD actively 
> patrol the Potomac in the DC vicinity?  Does Bureau of Customs and 
> Border Protection (BCBP-former Customs), Park Police, or any other 
> federal agency have a maritime security mission up here?
>
> And, what are the operating channels/frequencies.
>
> Also observed a USCG buoy tender heading north bound on the river 
> adjacent to Quantico MCAF this morning but couldn't see him this 
> afternoon.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Rick C.
> Fredericksburg, VA
> Dept. of Homeland Security guy
>
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