The new water police boat is 17 meters long, the two engines have a total output of 660 kW and it cost around 1.5 million euros. The LZPD NRW was responsible for the procurement. With a speed of 50 km/h in still water and a draught of 1.1 meters, the specifications of the water police were even exceeded.
With the words: "Anyone who ensures safety on Europe's most important waterway must be well equipped", Interior Minister Herbert Reul accepted the new Rhine patrol boat from the "Siemer Yachtbau" shipyard in Lower Saxony.
The Water Police Directorate of the Duisburg Police Headquarters is responsible for around 900 kilometers of navigable waterways in North Rhine-Westphalia. The current 275 police officers protect the environment, prevent accidents, monitor, regulate and investigate. They are deployed around 14,000 times a year.