Propellers stolen
THIEVES stole two 7ft spare propellers belonging to the Royal Yacht Britannia, right, it emerged today.
The bronze propellers, said to be worth 7,000 each, were taken from a warehouse at the Leith Docks in Edinburgh where the tourist attraction is moored. Police say it may have been the work of scrap metal thieves.
Inspector Steven Gibb, of Lothian and Borders Police, told the Edinburgh Evening News: "They would have required specialist lifting gear and a flatback or heavy goods truck to lift."
Email to a friend
Print this page- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish independence: ‘People here are best qualified to run Scotland’
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Saturday 26 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 20 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 12 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North east
