Garda Water Unit

Formerly known as the Garda Sub-Aqua Unit, the name was changed to incorporate the services of the non-diving surfaced based marine section.

The Water Unit exists to assist the Garda Síochána in both diving and surface operations.

The approximate strength of the unit is three sergeants and fourteen officers,[citation needed] who cover the entire jurisdiction of the Republic of Ireland.

The environments where the Garda Water Unit members carry out their duties are potentially life-threatening.

The Garda Water Unit employ a mixture of fifteen different types of water-borne vessels, mostly inflatable boats.

Garda Water Support Unit conducting counter-terrorism maritime operations with the ERU on the River Liffey , Dublin
Garda Patrol Boat Colm na Cora on the Liffey