Anytime I read an article about the capabilities of the City of New York I'm always impressed with the size, complexity and diligence with which they do their duties. See The New York Times article Underwater Drones giving More Eyes to Police Harbor Unit as Searches Grow
Perhaps the biggest surprise in capacity that was in this article was the fact that the Harbor Unit has an armada of 34 boats. I expect there are some coastal countries that don't have that many patrol craft.
On the surface (I guess I mean underwater) this is a pretty low tech technology that would allow for a security force to have an underwater security capability without having to fund the human investment in a dive team that would be the typical alternative to doing pier and ship inspections.
For those of us without this technology we are dependent upon the Coast Guard, Navy, Police and Fire to provide dive team resources --should they have them, if they are available and in the case of the Navy there is a specific need.
While many a gizmo has been purchased with Port Security Grant Program funds, this one could be a useful tool for security and other all-hazard situations when you need underwater situational awareness.
