2511 – Burglary in Cuba – Marina Hemingway
Incident Date: 2020-07-20 at 20:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: laptop, tablet, GPS, sat phone, binoculars, tools, flashlight, etc.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A foreign flagged yacht was secured/locked dockside in Marina Hemingway in mid-March, a local "minder" was required and hired as the crew was required to leave Cuba. On July 20, the minder reported that the yacht had been burgled. ||Many items had been stolen, a laptop, tablet, GPS, sat phone, binoculars, tools, flashlight, etc. The minder made reports on behalf of the owner to the marina and police. ||The police visited and collected forensics and additional information. Serial number information was not readily available as it was onboard and owners/crew have not been able to return due to travel restrictions. It is not known if other yachts in the Marina have been similarly affected.