Presentation Aquapol and Criminality

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• Presentation Aquapol and Criminality
• Jan Struijs

Rotterdam IAMI annual conference 2008 9 oktober
2008
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What is Aquapol

• AQUAPOL is a European partnership of water police
  forces and inland navigation inspectorates.

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Countries
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Aquapols realisations

• Single point of contact
• Joint control operations (MARPOL, crime, inland
  shipping)
• Training courses
• Exchange of staff
• Exchange of information
• More harmonised enforcement practises
• EU projects
• Relationships with EU institutions, branch
  organisations, CCR, Danube-Commission

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Trends

• Social beheavour on the water
• Stolenboats linked to stolen cars
• More theft and also criminality activities on /
  at ships

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Trends

• Year 2005 743 Vessels been stolen.
• Year 2006 644 Vessels been stolen.
• Year 2007 862 Vessels been stolen.
• Year 2008 875 Vessels been stolen.

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Aquapols Communication Tools

• IBISweb
• TDW
• Stolenboats
• Magazine
• Website
• Future Sbweb and Marpolweb

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For further questions and information

• Visit www.aquapol-police.com