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News.com.au
14-05-2025
- News.com.au
Outrage as group of ‘tinnie rats' destroy boat on Gold Coast
Boat owners are furious after their sailing boat was sunk by a group of youths on tinnies and jetskis on a popular Queensland waterway. Noe Chambon and Daniel Cooke purchased a 10m sailboat about five months ago that was stationed on the Coomera River, a popular waterway on the Gold Coast. However, while Mr Chambon was overseas, a group of youths who refer to themselves as 'tinnie rats' sank their beloved boat. The tinnie rats frequently drive jetskis and tinnie boats erratically and dangerously, filming themselves in the process and sharing clips online. Mr Chambon's partner Zali and Mr Cooke discovered a young man sitting on the partially submerged sailboat while filming another on a tinnie. He told the pair the boat was sunk by 'like 15 people' who filmed the entire incident and uploaded it on social media. 'They showed us all the videos of it being towed (and) lots of people standing on it,' Zali told A Current Affair. The video showed a black and yellow jetski towing the sailboat by its mast, tipping it to the side and dragging it into the water. According to the owners, the boat's hatch was damaged, and a hose connected to an opening below water level was disconnected. The owners estimate it would cost them $60,000 to $80,000 to repair the boat. While the boat has since been recovered, the owners have to return a few times a week to remove the water build-up, which causes it to sink further. The owners have managed to learn the identities of two people believed to be involved in the incident but have urged for more to be done to stop it from happening in the future. 'If you're going around on your own little boat, stealing and sinking boats, I don't think you should ever have a boat licence again,' Mr Cooke said. It is not known whether the boat owners will pursue charges.
Glasgow Times
10-05-2025
- Business
- Glasgow Times
East Kilbride civil engineers raise over £4k for charities
Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA), based in East Kilbride, held the quiz night at Revolution as a celebration of DBA's 40th year in the industry, raising £2,300 for Beatson Cancer Charity. They also have staff members Sean McBride and Daniel Cooke complete the Adidas Manchester Marathon, a 26-mile run, that raised more than £2,000 for Alzheimer's charities. Their marathon run was in front of more than 140,000 people that attended the event. READ MORE: Business owner hits out at silence over Celtic title party Fergus Adams, managing director at Dougall Baillie Associates, said: "We feel very proud of our great team at Dougall Baillie Associates, who work very hard and very professionally in their day jobs, but still find time to raise much-needed cash for those less fortunate than themselves. "The quiz night marked our 40th year of operations in a highly competitive field and we were delighted that so many of our colleagues, friends, customers and suppliers supported us in raising this splendid sum for the Beatson. "Congratulations to Sean and Daniel, who trained hard for what must be one of the toughest challenges in sport, and did themselves and DBA proud. "These achievements will inspire the whole team to continue their fundraising efforts." DBA workers last year raised a similar sum for charity last year, with a series of events such as walking, running, and cycling.
