Annual report of the Police Commissioner for the City of Boston . rcise, and for crowd control wherever needed. DONNA ON THE JOB HARBOR POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE UNIT The office of the Harbor Master for the Port of Boston is located in District Eight. It is his responsibilityto assign anchorage locations to all ships and yachts entering the harbor. He also has the duty of enforcing allthe laws of navigation, plus the laws pertaining to loading and unloading cargoes and passengers. The Harbor Master is also the commanding officer of District Eight, which contains the Harbor PatrolUnit, the E
Annual report of the Police Commissioner for the City of Boston . rcise, and for crowd control wherever needed. DONNA ON THE JOB HARBOR POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE UNIT The office of the Harbor Master for the Port of Boston is located in District Eight. It is his responsibilityto assign anchorage locations to all ships and yachts entering the harbor. He also has the duty of enforcing allthe laws of navigation, plus the laws pertaining to loading and unloading cargoes and passengers. The Harbor Master is also the commanding officer of District Eight, which contains the Harbor PatrolUnit, the Emergency Service Unit, and the Bomb Squad. Duties performed by the Harbor Police and the Emergency Service Unit, both attached to District Eight,for the year 1964 were as follows: Harbor Patrol Service An around the clock patrol is maintained by thepolice boats John F. Kennedy, William H. Pierce,and the Patrol Boat Protector in the Upper andLower Harbors, Mystic River, Chelsea Creek, FortPoint Channel, Reserved Channel, Dorchester Bay,and on the Neponset HARBOR PATROL ON THE JOB 12 Harbor Service Number of vessels ordered from channel .... Number of vessels permitted to discharge cargoes in stream Number of alarms of fire attended on waterfront Number of fires extinguished without, alarm Number of sick and injured persons assisted Number of cases investigated Number of dead bodies recovered Number rescued from drowning Number of rases where assistance was rendered Number of obstructions removed from channel Number of vessels assigned to anchorage Number of dead bodies cared for . Number of hours grappling .... Value of property recovered, consisting of boats, riggings, floats, stages, etc Since January i, 1964, 534 vessels from domestic ports and 1,06the Port of Boston. 13 4282 5 10 1,109 12 177°371,5991210096,000vessels from foreign ports arrived at Emergency Service Unit This unit is available on a 24-hour basis. The Emergency Service Unit truck is equipped with emer
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