NPYD security training on the MARY A. WHALEN
/Today's New York Times reports on the underwater cameras used by the NYPD. Now that the secret's out, here's some news.
An NYPD boat came along side, and an officer in sunglasses skipped over introductions and said "can we look at your bottom with an underwater camera?"
I said, "I don't show my bottom to just any guy... who's asking?"
Without the hint of a laugh, Detective Keith Duval handed over a card and said he was with the Counter Terrorism Division.
"All the big stuff is either busy or moving," he explained; so the Mary Whalen would be helpful to him to use. He said the cameras cost some $80,000.
Elaine Carmichael, our urban planner from Economic Stewardship was visiting NYC. She and I interrupted our meeting to watch for awhile, and then just let the NYPD do their job.
Here are some more photos from their visit.
PortSide uses the MARY A. WHALEN as an educational resource in diverse ways and for diverse groups. We have given TankerTours to the general public in English and Spanish. We have helped train college professors in a City Tech program. We have run workshops and lectures (TankerTalks) aboard, and we've helped train the NYPD. We look forward to partnering with maritime training institutions to help offer professional training.
If you think your school, academy, or program could use the MARY A. WHALEN in some educational fashion, please get in touch with us at portsidenewyork(at)gmail.com
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Carolina Salguero