09/02/2024
On August 16th just after 12pm, the Town of Islip Department of Public Safety received a call for a disabled boat in the Great South Bay near East Islip. Islip Town Harbor Patrol officers were dispatched and a Dept. of Public Safety Drone was also deployed. With assistance from the Drone Pilot, Islip Harbor Patrol Officers were able to quickly locate the vessel, assess the situation and render assistance.
The Islip Town Public Safety Drone Program is used in a variety of ways, some of which include bay and ocean beach patrols, search and rescue operations and post-storm damage assessment.