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Last Updated: Dec 18, 2020 - 6:18:38 AM |
U.S. Embassy Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Garrett Wilkerson gives remarks upon officially delivering six Mercury Verado boat engines (in background) valued at over $168,000 dollars to The Bahamas | December 17, 2020; Nassau, The Bahamas. Credit: U.S. Embassy Nassau
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On December 17, 2020 the United States delivered six Mercury Verado boat engines valued at over $168,000 dollars to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Marine Support Services Unit and the Bahamas Customs Marine Unit. The donation is part of a broad effort by the United States to support the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas in fighting transnational crime following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian and the global COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Embassy International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Director Garrett Wilkerson delivered the donation to RBPF Commissioner Paul Rolle and Customs Superintendent Tyrone Sands at a handover ceremony at the RBPF Police Training College. Upon receiving the donation, Commissioner Rolle said, “We extend our thanks and appreciation to the government of the United States for its continued and enduring partnership and support to small states like the Bahamas to fight[ing] transnational criminal organizations.” INL Director Wilkerson echoed those comments, saying that, “The United States looks forward to continuing to support the important law enforcement cooperation that is so vital to The Bahamas and to the United States.”
Commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Paule Rolle (right) and U.S. Embassy Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Garrett Wilkerson (left) arrive at the handover ceremony for six Mercury Verado engines valued at over $168,000 dollars the United States is donating to The Bahamas | December 17, 2020; Nassau, The Bahamas. Credit: U.S. Embassy Nassau
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Four of the engines will serve as replacements for engines on the 41-foot Apostle SAFE Boat Marine Interceptor the United States donated to the Marine Support Services Unit on Freeport, Grand Bahama, in March of 2013. The high-performance SAFE Boat has enhanced the RBPF’s ability to gather law enforcement information, conduct investigations, and interdict illicit trafficking throughout The Bahamas. The cost of the original SAFE Boat was $600,000.
The two remaining engines will be transferred to the Bahamas Customs Marine Unit, also located on Freeport, Grand Bahama. These engines will replace engines lost on their port patrol boat during Hurricane Dorian in September of 2019. The United States continues to work with our Bahamian partners to support law enforcement and disaster response capabilities.
Four of six Mercury Verado boat engines valued at over $168,000 dollars the United States donated to The Bahamas; the four engines are attached to a 41-foot Apostle SAFE Boat Marine Interceptor the United States donated to The Bahamas in March of 2013 | December 17, 2020; Nassau, The Bahamas. Credit: U.S. Embassy Nassau
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Commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Paule Rolle (right) and U.S. Embassy Director of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Garrett Wilkerson (left) discuss the U.S.-Bahamas relationship after officially signing off on the United States' donation of six Mercury Verado engines—valued at over $168,000 dollars—(valued at over $168,000 dollars) to The Bahamas | December 17, 2020; Nassau, The Bahamas. Credit: U.S. Embassy Nassau
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Four of the six Mercury Verado boat engines the United States donated to The Bahamas; they are valued at over $168,000 dollars | December 17, 2020; Nassau, The Bahamas. Credit: U.S. Embassy Nassau
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