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Photos & Video: Boat Fire in St George’s
[Updated] The Bermuda Fire Service and Marine Police responded to a boat fire in Mullet Bay, St George’s at approximately 11:30am today [Dec 11]. The boat was a few feet offshore with smoke pouring when firefighters arrived: Two fire trucks responded and quickly extinguished the fire on the 28ft Century Cabin Cruiser ‘Love Affair’: The... Read more of this article
Video: Marine Police Assist Fishing Boat
This morning (Dec 1) the fishing boat No Man’s Land, with three people aboard, was located a few miles off of St. George’s, when the crew made a distress call after the boat began rapidly filling with water. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Center received the call on Channel 16 at approximately 10:20am from a local fishing saying their boat was... Read more of this article
Marine Police Respond to Capsized Boat
Last week the Marine Police were called out after a concerned member of the public reported a small sail boat capsized in the vicinity of Two Rock Passage, the entrance to Hamilton Harbour. Bermuda Radio issued an ‘urgency broadcast’ and the Police Marine Branch were tasked to assist. Numerous craft quickly responded to the broadcast, and... Read more of this article
Video: Marine Police Handover Boat to Regiment
This afternoon [Nov 18] the Bermuda Police Service formally handed a Police boat to the Bermuda Regiment. Colonel David Burch, Minister of National Security, said the Regiment Boat Troop will continue to patrol jointly with the Police Marine Unit as required, and that “Our ultimate aim is to see our borders fully protected and patrolled 24/7 jointly... Read more of this article
Photos: Airport Security Training Exercise
An group consisting of many of the island`s emergency services have been conducting an emergency training session over the course of this weekend, causing some panic stricken Bermudians to think something of a nefarious nature had happened in the East End. The training involved airport personnel, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service, varoosu units of... Read more of this article
48-Yr-Old Arrested In Caves Expected in Court
Confirming Bernews report from this weekend, Police have stated a man was arrested in the shoreline caves of Hamilton parish, saying the 48-year-old man was arrested for “attempting to evade arrest” and is expected to make a court appearance in “due course.” The incident occurred yards away from the Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club... Read more of this article
Photos: Marine Police Arrest Man Hiding In Caves
A man’s attempt to evade Police by jumping overboard didn’t go according to plans, as it resulted in the Marine Police locating him hiding in a cave and arresting him while he was dressed in nothing but boxer shorts. To add to this unusual situation, a Police car responding to the incident arrived and promptly smashed into the back of a... Read more of this article
Police & Regiment Rescue Teen Sailor
Around 9:30pm last night (July 29), the Police Marine Unit received a report of an overturned sailboat off the North Shore in the area of Admiralty.House. Marine Unit officers as well as soldiers from the Bermuda Regiment’s Boat Troop responded in Police vessels and commenced the search for the solo sailor, a 17 year old young man. Using flares and... Read more of this article
Thieves Take To the Seas: Thefts From Boats
Bermuda’s criminal element appears to have taken to the seas, with multiple reports of items being stolen from boats moored in the Southampton area. The Bermuda Police Service Marine Unit is currently investigating several reports of theft from unattended vessels in the Riddell’s Bay and Jew’s Bay Southampton area. The Marine Unit is asking... Read more of this article
Murder Victim Freddie Maybury, 2 Arrests Made
[Updated with video] At a press conference this afternoon the Police officially named today’s [June 14] murder victim as Frederick Eugene Maybury, as well as confirmed that two individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident. The Police also said there is “some indication” that the suspects may have had access to a boat,... Read more of this article
Man Arrested On Suspicion of “Drunk Boating”
A 25 year old Warwick man was arrested on Saturday evening on suspicion of “drunk boating”. The man was taken from the boat in Hamilton Harbour to Hamilton Police Station, where Police detained him after he refused to take the alco-analyser test. The Police had responded to a report of a man who was suspected of operating a boat while impaired... Read more of this article
Police Marine Unit Search Seas for Martin Molinski
The Bermuda Police Marine unit have taken to the seas in search of Martin Molinski, who has been missing since March 17. His clothes were reportedly found in the Admiralty House Park area, which suggests Mr. Molinski may have went swimming. The Marine Police were seen yesterday combing the Spanish Point coastal area. The 27 year old British national... Read more of this article
