A new Water Police Vessel has been named the QPV Sally Urquhart in honour of fallen police officer, Constable Sally Urquhart, who died in a plane crash in May 2005 while travelling to Townsville for policing duties.
Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Mark Ryan said naming the vessel in honour of Constable Urquhart was an important way for the Queensland community to continue to honour her life and to ensure her service to the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and the Queensland community more broadly was never forgotten.
“By naming this vessel in honour of Constable Urquhart, we acknowledge the bravery and dedication Sally displayed in her service to Queensland,” Mr Ryan said.
“Sally served the QPS and the Queensland community with honour and it is only right that her legacy of service continues in the form of the QPV Sally Urquhart.”
Commissioner of the QPS, Katarina Carroll said with the launch of the new vessel “we pay our highest honours and respect to our fallen officer, Sally Urquhart and thank her for her commitment to serving Queensland”.
“QPV Sally Urquhart will be utilised in the provision and response to policing incidents across the Gold Coast and Logan, including search and rescue operations as well as being an integral vessel in our COVID-19 response,” Commissioner Carroll said.
“The QPV Sally Urquhart will be joining the Gold Coast Water Police fleet, currently made up of four vessels.”
