Thieves speed away with €64,000 boat

A €64,000 speedboat imported from the US was stolen by thieves from the banks of the River Shannon.

The Supra Launch 22 SSV boat — the only one of its kind in Ireland or Britain — was snatched from the Marina in Banagher, Co Offaly, yesterday morning. The limited edition wakeboarding competition vessel is blue and black in colour with a drawing of the World Globe on the side. The word Supra is also printed in white on it.

At 22.6ft long, the boat was mounted on a custom-built trailer with four 18-inch alloys with stainless steel mudguards.