Sudanese Man Arrested Over Ramsgate Fishing Boat Incident

Kent Police arrested a 30-year-old Sudanese man after an alleged attempt to steal a commercial fishing boat from Ramsgate Harbour while crew members slept below deck. The incident occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on Tuesday, 3 November, when the man boarded the vessel Carousel, started its engine, and tried to leave the harbour. The owner said the suspect told crew he wanted to travel to France to collect his family. The attempt ended when the boat struck the harbour wall, damaging its bow and mooring ropes. Crew members said the engines were started while they were in their bunks and that the suspect repeatedly reached toward his waistband; police said no weapon has been confirmed. Officers were called at 3:17 a.m., and the suspect remains in custody.