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market, a
National Maritime Crime Forum estimated the annual cost of marine theft to
the community to be A$15 million. In 2002, the Australian Police
uncovered a Pandora’s box of maritime crime when they discovered $200,000
worth of stolen jet skis in one bust. They exposed a well organized racket
stealing valuable accessories and re-birthing expensive boats.
The Solution
DataDot Technology Ltd (DDT) delivers a community-responsible theft
deterrent system that has won official regulatory support in several
jurisdictions.
specifically targets professional thieves. Between 1,500 and 4,000
are applied per vessel, each laser-etched with a unique Hull Identification Number (HIN) or a Personal
Identification Number (PIN).
is impervious to salt water and applied to key components and areas of
water craft and accessories.
can be applied by individual boat owners or by the manufacturer. A simple,
effective Do-It-Yourself procedure has been developed for individual boat
owners to brush on the
.
This allows customers to DataDot their own assets in their own time with
ease. On the manufacturing end, DDT has developed a specialized spray
process. This process covers the hull, inboard/outboard engine and any
other expensive parts with
,
in less than three minutes.
With such saturation and extensive coverage,
is impossible to remove cost effectively. Moreover the size of the
makes it impossible for a thief ever to be confident they have removed
every single one. And if there is just one tiny
left, the police will know it is stolen. Furthermore if a whole brand is
using the
system,
any attempt to remove the dots from that brand’s boats or engines will
immediately raise alarms.
Therefore to a professional thief, a boat with the
system
is far more dangerous than a boat without the system. So what can a thief
do? The only solution is to stop stealing water craft that have the
system.
The Results
In face of the thriving marine crime industry, support for
has rapidly grown. It is now endorsed by several organizations in our
Australian test
market , including the Australian Marine Industries
Federation, the Outboard Distributors Association Australia,
the NSW Maritime Authority, NSW Water Police and Queensland Water Police.
Marine manufacturers including Southwind Marine Products, Tohatsu
Outboards, Cox Craft, Riviera, SeaDoo, Steben, Allison Boats, Southern
Star, Mercury Marine, Seafarer, Haines Signature & Traveller, Mustang
Pleasure Boats, Noble SuperVee, Sailfish, SunRunner and Haines Hunter use
the system.
In addition, Australia’s largest marine insurer, Club Marine, now waiver
the $1000 theft excess for boats protected by
while SPT PWC Insurance offers policy holders with craft protected by
DataDot a 10% premium discount and a reduced theft excess. |
