TWO new police patrol vessels will soon be seen on Moreton Bay with the launch of two 11.3 metre boats, one with a top speed of a whopping 50 knots.
Police Minister Mark Ryan, Lytton MP Joan Pease and Commissioner Ian Stewart attended the naming ceremony for two new Water Police vessels on Friday.
Mr Ryan said the new vessels would improve the present and future operational capabilities of the Queensland Water Police.
The Member for Lytton welcomed the new vessels as an important boost for people in the community.
"These vessels are a commitment of the state government to... ensure (police services) are as effective and efficient as they can possibly be to keep the community safe," Ms Pease said.
Commissioner Stewart said the new vessels would have multiple roles in their lifetimes and were constructed to meet the changing needs of policing in a vast, decentralised and largely coastal state such as Queensland.
"The Queensland Police Service is continually striving to improve the resources available to its officers to ensure they can meet the community's needs," Commissioner Stewart said.
The 11.3 metre patrol vessel was named QPV Dan Stiller in honour of Sergeant Daniel Arthur Stiller who served with the QPS from October 2001 until his death in a traffic incident on December 1, 2010.
The new vessel will provide offshore capabilities with a 1500 litre fuel tank and an endurance of approximately 15 hours at a cruising speed of 24 knots.
It will provide waterborne capabilities for general duty officers as well as the traditional roles of search and rescue and law enforcement.
This vessel replaces the previous QPV P.G. Kidd 12 metre patrol vessel.
A de-commissioning ceremony for the family of Peter Kidd was previously held for the retirement of the vessel named in his honour and the retirement of Peter Kidd's name from further QPS vessels.
Another tactical response vessel was named QPV Casey Blain in honour of Constable Casey Blain who served with the QPS from May 2009 and died in a traffic incident in 2013.
With a top speed in excess of 50 knots, the vessel will provide waterborne capabilities to specialist officers and the Special Emergency Response Team.
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