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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — The remarkable theft of about 30,000 litres of iceberg water from a vodka company warehouse in Newfoundland has bewildered the firm’s owners.

Iceberg Vodka CEO David Meyers said he and his staff were shocked on Monday morning to discover one of 10 tanks of water in the company’s Port Union, N.L., warehouse had been drained of its precious contents.

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Police are now investigating a theft valued between $9,000 and $12,000.

The thieves took off with enough water to fill a tractor trailer tanker — equal to about 150,000 bottles of Iceberg vodka, according to Meyers.

“We’re talking about a significant amount of water here,” Meyers said from his Toronto office on Thursday.

“Who would want it and what would they do with it? I mean, we’re scratching our head, I have to say.”

Iceberg water is valued for its purity, and harvesting the product is a “dangerous and costly endeavour.”

“Think about a grape harvest to make wine, you only have one crack at it a year. It’s the same thing with icebergs,” Meyers said.