Theft on the River Blackwater

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Theft on the River Blackwater

Hi all, a heads up and a request for help.
Between 0230 and 0335 on Wednesday the 14th, a boat moored up to the Marconi pontoon hammerhead and the person onboard went ashore and appeared to remove items from a boat in our cruiser park. The following day the owner reported his boat broken into and several items stolen. We have cctv footage of this taking place and this is where you come in. The boat we are trying to identify has a dark hull, white or light coloured topsides, is about 28ft long, has a single mast, a large cockpit for its length, fairly low freeboard, possibly a forward sloping transom and possibly square windows. The boat is possibly a cat as the items stolen would suit a cat. It was about 1 1/2 hours before HW so not much draft. Considering it was dark and he appeared to be single-handed it was skilfully done. He was also towing a tender so I assume he came off a mooring somewhere. I will download the video later and see if I can post a picture on here. There were no nav lights on at any time. We have discussed this with the police and they are happy to have it posted on the forum. Keep your eyes open as its the start of the nicking season and thanks for any help.
 
Scum

Utter Scum!!

Unless he is a very new edition - theres nothing like that in at Bradwell. I will keep my eyes open in case he is out on the trot moorings outside the marina.

Please do post the video footage

ATB

Ian
 
thefts from tollesbury saltings too

i was told yesterday that the person/s break a mushroom vent, reach through, release the forward hatch, nick everything electronic. the climb out putting the vent back in situ so nothing looks untoward.

may be the same chap?
 
We're only just up from Marconi at Stone and I'll be sure to let people know to be vigilant and maybe the boat may twig someone's memory.
 
toad said:
Theft on the River Blackwater

Hi all, a heads up and a request for help.
Between 0230 and 0335 on Wednesday the 14th, a boat moored up to the Marconi pontoon hammerhead and the person onboard went ashore and appeared to remove items from a boat in our cruiser park. The following day the owner reported his boat broken into and several items stolen. We have cctv footage of this taking place and this is where you come in. The boat we are trying to identify has a dark hull, white or light coloured topsides, is about 28ft long, has a single mast, a large cockpit for its length, fairly low freeboard, possibly a forward sloping transom and possibly square windows. The boat is possibly a cat as the items stolen would suit a cat. It was about 1 1/2 hours before HW so not much draft. Considering it was dark and he appeared to be single-handed it was skilfully done. He was also towing a tender so I assume he came off a mooring somewhere. I will download the video later and see if I can post a picture on here. There were no nav lights on at any time. We have discussed this with the police and they are happy to have it posted on the forum. Keep your eyes open as its the start of the nicking season and thanks for any help.
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Scum...! Whats the bet when the police find him, They are more interested in busting him for not displaying nav lights...
 
Sorry for the delay in posting this but after a week of trying I found the cd drive in the computer is playing up, the camera is looking from a distance of about 250ft in the dark so not the best images. Thanks for all your help particularly Tillergirl.

Toad
 
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