2644 – Theft in Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Livingston
Incident Date: 2021-05-14 at 04:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: RIB dinghy / 6HP Mercury outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht outbound from Rio Dulce anchored off Livingston west of the loading dock. On the second night the in-the-water but chain locked dinghy was stolen while the owner slept onboard. A report was made to the police/port captain and about a week later the port captain notified the owner that they had found the dinghy – ransacked but not damaged and minus the outboard, dinghy anchor, fishing gear, flares, etc. It was returned to the owner.