After plans to place armed officers on ferries to and from the Isle of Wight were deemed ‘too expensive,’ armed officers have been undergoing specialist training on how to board a moving car ferry

The idea of placing Armed Police on board ferries crossing the Solent as a sort of sea marshal had been floated. With talk of needing four armed officers on each ferry, it was quickly realised how expensive that would become.

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Extra training is now being conducted to ensure that specialised officers are familiar with boarding moving ferries and executing tactics in a difficult environment, should the need arise.