Tasmanian fishers point to sabotage after boat trailer comes loose on highway
ABCTasmanian fishers have warned a spate of incidents of trailer tampering at boat ramps around the state has the potential to injure or kill someone. "It's actually got a lock to it, so someone actually tampered with the trailer and lifted up the locking mechanism on the coupling on the trailer and consequently it comes off your tow ball." "I know through being a member of the tuna club last year, a fisherman that fishes at Eaglehawk Neck from St Helens had his car vandalised, and I know of other people that have had their cars written on, people that have had their wheel nuts taken off their boat trailers. "We also encourage people to park their boats and their boat trailers in a conspicuous manner rather than backing them into parking spots - to drive them in so the tow hitches are visible to the road and to passersby," he said. "There's been a bit of chatter on especially social media about this incident, but no one's actually spoken to police and reported it to us," he said.
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