This ship, with a 15m length and a 3.9m beam, was built at the Bodan Shipyard in Kressborn, Germany, and delivered on 30th June 1989 to the Harbour Police in Bayern. The ship is stationed at Passau on the Danube. Of the regional boat type, the WSP 10 has 300 HP MAN diesel engines, which give an approximate speed of 40 kph. When on normal duty, the boat has a crew of two and various equipment, including radar, echo sounder, automatic pilot, four radios, and an explosion safeguard. The boat and its crew have a wide variety of tasks, such as surveillance, especially in connection with dangerous cargoes, and normal police duties. Another important task is environmental surveillance. The WSP 10 patrols an area stretching from the Austrian border and roughly 80 km upstream.