Thieves cut vessels adrift from their moorings at night to plunder them, and small boats with contraband made a living plying the Thames. To address this problem, London established the world’s first river police force. It still operates.
Zagļi naktīs pārcirta kuģu tauvas un izlaupīja kravu, un kontrabandisti pelnīja iztiku, nelielās laivās kursēdami pa Temzu un tirgodami nelikumīgi iegūto preci.