Take care in channel ports.

[Seven Spades]

Yesterday migrants attempted to steal a British registered boat from Cherbourg marina from pontoon P. They were intercepted by the police so the attempt failed. I believe that there was some contact with other boats in the attempt. The owners were not on board at the time.

 

[Boathook]

Yesterday migrants attempted to steal a British registered boat from Cherbourg marina from pontoon P. They were intercepted by the police so the attempt failed. I believe that there was some contact with other boats in the attempt. The owners were not on board at the time.

Just have to take more care when leaving the boat. Hopefully the marina will step up security.

 

[MontyMariner]

Hopefully the marina will step up security.

This will be interesting to see if they do, but I don't hold out much hope that the police will do much.

 

[John_Silver]

Explains why they’ve added key code security gates, on all pontoons, at Chantereyne, for this year……

Though, I found, on arrival (sans code) that one had been tied open, up near P. Handy at the time, but…..

It wasn’t the ex Golden Globe Rustler, Lazy Otter, that was the target, was it? The A Vendre signs could send a message (of being unattended).

 

[Juan Twothree]

In the early days of the migrant crossings, they stole a French mirror cruiser from Boulogne.
They probably didn't realise it had AIS. I watched it all the way across, till Border Force intercepted it just outside Dover.