Four speeding jet ski riders on Friday escaped the police who chased them along the River Thames.<br /><br />Officers gave chase after receiving reports that the vessels were "being driven at speed" through London.<br /><br />A Met Police spokesman said: "Police were called at approximately 18:29hrs on Friday, 03 August to reports of four jet skis driving at speed down the River Thames.<br /><br />"Officers from the Met’s Marine Policing Unit (MPU) pursued all four jet skis.<br /><br />"The jet skis were approaching central London and the MPU were able to make them change their course.<br /><br />"Following this the decision was taken to no longer pursue the jet skis for safety reasons."
