Thefts from boats at Shotley Marina

[fredrussell]

Anyone know anything about this? Apparently boats have been broken into (very) recently at Shotley.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Shotley Marina, boat and outboards robbed

 

[fredrussell]

Ah, missed that, apologies!

 

[PaulRainbow]

Shotley was not the only marina to have been targeted, items were stolen from several other places. I've heard some mutterings about people thinking of moving their boats to other marinas because of this, which i find a little silly. These incidents are very, very rare at Shotley, so chances are you'd be moving to somewhere where things go missing more often.

 

[pks1702]

Shotley was not the only marina to have been targeted, items were stolen from several other places. I've heard some mutterings about people thinking of moving their boats to other marinas because of this, which i find a little silly. These incidents are very, very rare at Shotley, so chances are you'd be moving to somewhere where things go missing more often.

I agree with that and understand SYH & Fox's were targeted - not sure if anyone can confirm. I also heard that access was not through the marina's but by boat from the seaward side.

 

[PaulRainbow]

I agree with that and understand SYH & Fox's were targeted - not sure if anyone can confirm. I also heard that access was not through the marina's but by boat from the seaward side.

That is my understanding. They definitely left by sea.

 

[Leighb]

That is my understanding. They definitely left by sea.

That is a bit tricky when there is a lock??

 

[dolabriform]

That is a bit tricky when there is a lock??

I understand that they came over the sea wall and broke through a fence.

 

[Leighb]

I understand that they came over the sea wall and broke through a fence.

OK, makes sense.