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A boat owner returned from a beer festival to find vandals had ransacked his cruiser, stealing his generator and leaving a disgusting mess in his toilet. Philip Tucker – who was left stranded due to the damage – now says “something needs to be done” to protect owners and stop the town from becoming a no-go area. The 65-year-old businessman had moored up on the River Medway near Earl Street in Maidstone, on September 7 while he attended a beer festival, and had intended to sleep onboard that night. But when he returned at around 8.30pm, he discovered many items had been stolen including his gen…