A Bay of Plenty Volunteer Coastguard unit has had 1200 litres of fuel stolen.The Waihi Beach Volunteer Coastguard said it had to use a contingency fund to replace the amount stolen.In a post on Facebook, it said four people had stolen from a volunteer organisation and put them at risk of being unable to rescue someone."To the four scum bags that thought stealing 1200 litres of fuel would have no consequences, I hope you can live with the possibility of a fatality due to not being able to fuel up our rescue vessels."We will identify you we now have to use our contingency fund to replace this stolen fuel."It is offering a reward for information leading to a conviction for the four people responsible.The coastguard's co-president Jacqui Paterson said an investigation was underway with the police."We've had a bit of bad luck but we want to keep it in context and not overreact, the police are investigating and we've contacted our insurers."