The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority (DWCPA) is expected to introduce two new state-of-the-art patrol vessels to the Detroit River this Spring of 2006. Together with the Detroit Police Department, Underwater Dive Team and Harbormaster, and Wayne County Sheriff, Marine Unit, application was made to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Port Security Grant program for two new vessels equipped with modern technology capable of addressing today’s homeland security threats along one of the busiest river-systems in the country. The DWCPA was awarded approximately $500,000 to purchase the watercraft in 2003, along with additional engines to outfit existing vessels allowing the DWCPA to, essentially, double the amount of water-based patrols at the Port of Detroit. All agencies combined form the “Detroit Regional Port Security Project.”