Information is wanted to help locate a stolen dinghy and outboard in the Solent.

Derek and Julie Kalinski moored their Sunsport Arib 270 dinghy with a four-horsepower, two-stroke, Yamaha outboard on the southern end of a mid-river pontoon at Gins Farm, Beaulieu on Saturday August 6.

They then joined other yachts from the Port Solent Rally for a pontoon party, but discovered the Sunsport missing 45 minutes later at 1930.

The dinghy had only been purchased three days earlier as a birthday present and its serial number is CNSSLUH083C010.

The couple are appealing for people to email them at juliekalinska@yahoo.co.uk with any information.

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