Protection Island man latest victim of active Nanaimo boat thieves
NANAIMO — A camping trip had a horrible ending for a Protection Island couple who relies heavily on their boat.
Alan Bishop, 57, said his 14-foot open aluminum boat outfitted with a 20-horsepower Suzuki motor was gone when he and was wife returned to the Boat Basin marina Sunday after a camping trip. Bishop, a Protection Island resident since 1982, said it appears his boat was stolen overnight on Saturday, Aug. 4.
He said life is suddenly much less convenient without a boat.
“My work schedule doesn’t always necessarily coincide with the ferry schedules, so you’re always running early and having to wait for the ferry to go home.”