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Day: January 25, 2019 Archives

2302 – Attempted Theft in Colombia – Cabo de la Vela

Incident Date: 2019-01-25 at 21:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: theft not successful, thieves slashed tubes

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Thieves attempted to steal an in-the-water, chain locked dinghy, but were not successful. They slashed the tubes before departing. Another dinghy/outboard was stolen the same night from this remote anchorage. A third yacht anchored in this same bay had lifted and locked thier dinghy, and reported no issues.

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January 25, 2019

2301 – Theft in Colombia – Cabo de la Vela

Incident Date: 2019-01-25 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/2.5HP outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy/2.5 HP outboard was stolen from an anchored yacht at about 9PM. The owner upped anchor to look for his dinghy and found a local fishing boat nearby with 2 men and a boy and saw his deflated dinghy/outboard inside their boat, before the fishing boat motored away. A second yacht anchored in the same bay discovered that their in the water and chain locked dinghy had been slashed. The third boat in the anchorage had lifted and locked their dinghy and had no issues.

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January 25, 2019