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Sarasota News Leader December 27, 2013 Page 59 THE SARASOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT GETS A YELLOWFIN FOR ITS MARINE PATROL By Stan Zimmerman City Editor If one of the happiest days in a boater's life is when he gets a new boat, Bruce King is a happy police officer. He has taken delivery of a new 34-foot Yellowfin for the Sarasota Police Department. The boat is fully offshore-capable, and it carries 453 gallons of fuel. King says he does not normally run with full tanks because the heavier the boat, the higher the fuel consumption. The city's new marine patrol boat carries not only a first aid kit but also a heart defibrillator and oxygen. The vessel and trailer were purchased with a $174,000 grant from the West Coast Inland Navigation District (WCIND). Grants from the organization also cover the operational expenses of the police patrol and the city's SCUBA-equipped dive team. The WCIND gets its funding from property taxes. With less than 100 hours on the twin Yellowfin Yachts, a local manufacturer whose 300-horsepower Mercury outboards, he is home office is on 58th Avenue in Bradenton, still determining the gallons-per-hour usage. produces center-cockpit fishing boats. The Officer Bruce King cruises at speed in the new patrol boat. It made its official debut at the Christmas Boat Parade. Photo by Stan Zimmerman