Police and lifeboats thumb|Metropolitan Marine Policing Unit patrol vessel, Nina Mackay III, on the Thames River in London The river is policed by five police forces. The Thames Division is the River Police arm of London's Metropolitan Police, while Surrey Police, Thames Valley Police, Essex Police and Kent Police have responsibilities on their parts of the river outside the metropolitan area. There is also a London Fire Brigade fire boat on the river. The river claims a number of lives each year.BBC News, 24 July 2014 .
Police and liFeBoAts tHumb|metroPOlItan MARINe PoLicing unIT paTRoL VESseL, NINA mackaY IiI, oN tHe thAMeS river iN LONdoN THe rIvEr iS PolicED bY fiVE polIce forcEs. THe thames divisiOn Is the RiveR polICE arm of lOnDoN'S metropoLiTan PoLice, whIle surrEY pOlice, thamES vALley pOLiCe, esseX police And kEnt PolicE have ResponSIbilities On tHeir Parts Of the rIVer outSide THE mEtRoPolItan arEa. theRe is alsO a lONdOn FIre BrigadE fiRe boAt on The RiVER. tHE river CLaims A number oF Lives EacH yEaR.bbc News, 24 JUly 2014 .