North West Police Underwater Search and Marine Unit

[1][2][3] All the officers on the unit are qualified commercial divers, and hold a range of boating and other specialist qualifications, including confined space search techniques.This will include the searching of ponds, weirs, reservoirs, rivers, streams, canals, docks, lakes, quarries, with some of these at altitude.The unit has a close working partnership with the Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology, and takes part in research and trials of specialist equipment.For deployments and operations, the unit previously used a 13-metre (43 ft) police launch, called Consortium, which was replaced in December 2017 with a 10.2-metre (33 ft) metre catamaran, called The Cormorant, after Consortium was damaged during an accident with a tug boat and a tanker.In support of dive operations the unit use a purpose built truck, which integrates with the technology used by the team and provides an essential land based facility to the divers.
A North West Police Underwater Search & Marine Unit officer conducting a search in sub-zero conditions.
A firearm is recovered by an officer from the North West Police Underwater Search & Marine Unit.
Consortium , the vessel previously used by the North West Police Underwater Search & Marine Unit until December 2017.
A Cheetah catamaran acquired by the unit in 2012, to be used during the London Olympics .
A rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) used by the unit. Note that it is marked as both POLICE and HEDDLU , as it operates in both England and Wales.
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