Stolen Boat

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Hi all, we were due to go on a narrowboat holiday in two weeks time, but got a phone call at the weekend and found out that some scumbag has robbed it.
apparently they hired it for the week and used false names and id. so if any of you are out walking the dog (or even out dogging) along the canals at all can you keep an eye out for it.
the boat is called QUE SERA SERA and there was apparently a sighting of it somewhere near the junction of the coventry canal & the ashby canal.
there is a athread on the canalworld forumQue Sera Sera More Information - Canal World Discussion Forums
also a couple of pics included View attachment 45686

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That's a shame mate.

But I reckon the tea-leaves will have, by now, renamed the boat and most likely re-painted it.
 
Sorry to hear about that.

I heard it was involved in a low speed boat chase.
 
i thought the same thing, but there was a reported sighting of the boat (unchanged) yesterday. sounds mad but this is only about 30 miles from where it was stolen.
just thought i would post it on the off chance any dog walkers or ramblers might spot it.
 
Let me get this straight....

How much does your average stolen car cost?

How much does your average holiday barge cost?

The Police will send out Helicopters to track/chase stolen cars yet they don't send them out to 'chase' a stolen barge costing many many time as much!!??

The Barge would be piss easy to find, it's not as if they have thousands of canals to traverse and their speed is shit!

:)
 
there is apparently 1 copper assigned to the case, and he is on a fortnights leave. no-one else is taking it over in his absense.
there is cctv footage of the thieves but until he comes back off leave it wont be looked at.
 
That's fucking shocking mate.

The barge costs far more than a typical car and should be much easier to locate, a stolen car can easily get a Helicopter with infra-red and a squad of cars in chase.
 
Stolen Barges dont make the 6oclock news, stolen cars knocking down schookids do.

And to think that not so long a police helicopter was kept in the air, to find a purse. Imagine the contents of the purse wouldnt be a fraction of losong your boat.
 
Sorry to hear your holiday was scuppered. Its even sadder to hear that because someone is on leave that no one else can fill his boots. Hope you get something sorted.
 
cheers all, not really a concern for me as the owners have said they will probably be able to sort us out with another boat. if they cant we will probably be able to rent another from somewhere. just feel sorry for the owners, who sound like a nice couple and they are having to run around the canals themselves when they hear of a sighting. wouldnt be so bad if it was a corporate boat but it is privately owned and they have put a lot of money into the boat, to see it taken away by some sleazeball probably trying to make something from someone elses hard work and life savings.
 
Sorry to hear this and hope you get sorted,

and we pay taxes so they can assign 1 copper who's on holiday, absolutely amazing thats why i love this country
 
Those Somolian pirates are taking the p!ss now.
first oil tankers and now our narrow boats ffs.
 
Those Somolian pirates are taking the p!ss now.
first oil tankers and now our narrow boats ffs.

I read the first page and clicked page 2 hoping to post this.. you beat me to it.. Nice one :)


As for the boat, thats really bad. if there was a sighting and its notified straight away and its gone when you get there thats some fast canal boat.. whats it run off jet fuel.??

Hope its sorted, cant really see a boat this size can be hidden for very long..
 
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