Cheeky crane advert boasts of speed and quietness after it was used in Louvre heist

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A tongue-in-cheek advert for the crane used by the Louvre robbers has boasted of being ‘quiet as a whisper’ with the gang still on the run.

‘When you need to move fast’ is the new slogan for the company Böcker, looking to cash in on the getaway vehicle’s success in allowing the robbers to escape with €88m (£76m) worth of Napoleonic jewellery on Sunday.

The crane can carry ‘up to 400kg of treasures at 42m per minute – as quiet as a whisper’, it says alongside a picture of the extended arm reaching to the first floor of the world’s most popular gallery.

Alexander Boecker, CEO of Crane Manufacturer Boecker, went ahead with the advert the next day in a bid to prove that G