STOLEN RAFT
Police Look For Lamp
A 10-man Beaufort inflatable life-raft, valued at £277, has been stolen from the motor vessel Tuhoe which is tied up at the Kaiapoi wharf. A green navigation lamp, valued at £4O was also taken from the ship. The raft is approximately 9ft 6in in diameter and stands 4ft high when inflated. It is fitted with a fluorescent canopy and it is believed to be orange and black. The raft and several other Items of survival gear were in a cylindrical fibre-glass container, about 4ft by 2ft. It is painted white.
The raft, which is used on most sea-going vessels, could be used as a children’s paddling pool. The police are also looking for the green 9in navigation lamp.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31114, 18 July 1966, Page 1
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124STOLEN RAFT Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31114, 18 July 1966, Page 1
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