Jet boat, jet ski taken in Easter holiday weekend thefts

It was the theft of the old and well travelled with a nautical theme in the South at the start of the long Easter weekend.

Police reported the theft of two watercraft in the South.

Last Thursday, a 1998 Yamaha Waverunner 1100 triple jet ski was stolen from Invercargill.

It is one of the oldest jet skis in the South and was taken from a property in Montrose St.

It is a distinctive model, coloured white with a purple seat and a green hatch cover. The trailer the jet boat was secured to was also taken.

A 1970s Hamilton jet boat was taken from an address in Oamaru on April 15 or 16.

The boat has a white hull with a red stripe and red and white seats with several rips. It also has a red canvas boat cover and Hamilton written on the side. There is a distinct crack to the fibreglass at the stern of the boat.

The boat was stolen from an address on Redcastle St. It was secured to a Mudgway trailer.