New York police are getting a $5.2 million bullet-proof boat to fight terrorist attacks, it was revealed today.
Commissioner Ray Kelly announced the move after studying the Mumbai massacre in which 164 people were killed in 2008 in a raid by sea.
He said the 'high speed ballistic-protected vessel [will be used] to respond to a suicide or live shooter attack in a port area.'
The high-tech boat will be paid for by a FEMA grant which will also train officers how to use it.
The Commissioner told the hearing at City Hall that he has cut the police department budget from $4.88 billion to $4.45 billion for the coming financial year.
Crime went down two per cent last year, he said, especially burglaries, grand larcenies and auto theft. But homicides and rapes increased.
He added: "Viewed in context these crimes are still low by historical standards. Last year's total of 536 murders was the fourth lowest the city has recorded since reliable data was kept in 1963.'
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