H2O heist!
Thieves steal 30,000 liters of water harvested from 15,000-year-old icebergs to make vodka
Canadian law enforcement are on the hunt for thieves who stole 30,000 liters of water in a heist. The liquid is believed to have gone missing between Feb 8- 11 while the warehouse in Port Union, near Newfoundland, was closed for the weekend.
Employees at the plant where Iceberg Vodka is made, were interviewed after bosses noticed $9,000 to $12,000 worth of the pre- mium H2O was gone Monday morning.
The place was dusted for fingerprints as it's estimated a whopping 150,000 bottles of vodka could have been produced from the liquid harvested once a year from icebergs.
Iceberg Vodka CEO David Meyers said the company was ' shocked' the unthinkable had happened and noted whoever stole the ' precious water' used a tanker truck or tractor trailer and 'knew what they were doing'.
'We store it in secure tanks and we never, ever would have expected anyone to take such a quantity of water,' he explained.
Meyers said their facility, leased from the Coaker Factory, was padlocked at the gate and on the building. It's believed the culprits had their own tank waiting outside to load up with the iceberg water and make a getaway.
The pumps are located inside and the tanks are positioned outside. No pipes were broken to retrieve the water which has left them dumbfounded.
The droplets come from 15,000-year-old icebergs that drift near the area annually and Iceberg Vodka only has enough to last them until May or June.
However business isn't expected to be negatively affected. The water was insured but how far a claim would take them won't be probed until the company sees the outcome of a police investigation.
They only need two icebergs this year to produce enough of the drink.
In the meantime, Meyers is hoping the public can help solve the mystery of the missing water.
Iceberg Vodka is confused as to why someone would want to get their hands on it though. There's a possibility the thieves thought it was alcohol.
Using the icebergs to make vodka, rum and gin is what makes the company unique, the CEO added. They sell in Saudi Arabia, China and Korea.
' We’re the only one in the world to do that because it’s the purest source of water on the planet. It’s a big part of who we are,' Meyer told The Telegram. ' From an awareness point of view, people are actually going, "Oh, Iceberg actually does use iceberg water, so how about that." Hopefully there’s a small glimmer of good news that comes in something that’s quite shocking and bad.'