The city maintains a Marine Unit staffed by a police officer and 5 seasonal Bay Constables. New training and procedures were put into place to enhance the services rendered by the unit to the boating public. The Bay Constables received navigational training conducted by the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, which included GPS and radar skills; man overboard procedures and basic chart reading. In service search and rescue training has been conducted with Stamford Police, Greenwich, Port Chester and Village of Mamaroneck.

At the present time there are approximately 150 bay constables in N.Y. State, all of them in the Southeast part of the state, Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland and Westchester counties. In the early 1800s in the eastern towns of Long Island, bay constables were elected to two year terms to protect the shell fish beds on the Great Southbay. In 1982, for the purpose of enforcement of the conservation laws related to fish and wild life and water fowl hunting, the position of Bay constable was created by the Rye City Council. A bay constable has the same authority and powers as a N.Y.S. Econ Officer.

Seasonal Bay Constables are assigned to the Marine Unit. The Unit responds to emergencies on the sound and is responsible for enforcement of NYS Conservation Law and navigation law, as well as City of Rye Statutes relating to the waterways of the city.

The Rye Police Marine Unit presently operates 3 patrol craft and 1 marine patrol truck. The primary craft, (Rye PB-1) is a 2670 Glacier Bay Twin Hull catamaran, powered by twin four stroke 150 Yamaha engines. PB 1 is fully equipped for search and rescue missions. GPS, radar, first aid equipment, night vision, an underwater camera with monitor and tactical gear are some of the equipment carried on the vessel. The twin hull design provides the operators with stability and enables them to operate in seas up to 10'.

The second vessel, (Rye PB-2) is a 2013 Boston Whaler vessel powered by twin Mercury outboard engines and is used primarily for environmental conservation and navigational enforcement. It is equipped with GPS, first aid equipment and other gear.

The third vessel is a 12' Mercury inflatable that is kept on a trailer at the ready, 24/7 in a closed garage. The inflatable is used primarily for a emergency rescue craft.

PB-1 was officially commissioned on July 18th 2001 in a ceremony at the Rye Municipal Marina. A gold plaque that reads "Chief William E. Hagele" Commissioned July 18th, 2001 adorns the cockpit area of the PB-1.

The Marine Patrol Units are fully equipped (radar, loran, communication and firefighting equipment) to perform search and rescue missions in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard and other law enforcement agencies.

The Rye Marine Unit is part of the Western Long Island Sound Task Force for search, rescue and law enforcement which is coordinated by the U.S. Coast guard Station at Eatons Neck.

The unit also addresses complaints of persons violating the environmental conservation laws and has affected several arrests via appearance tickets to combat the problems.