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3611 – Theft in Panama – Portobello

Incident Date: 2025-03-01 at 02:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: RIB Dinghy / 20HP Honda outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored off the Casa Vela dinghy dock. Overnight, while the owners slept onboard their in-the-water and chain locked dinghy was stolen by well prepared thieves. A cleanly cut painter was left behind. ||A police report was made the next day. ||Dinghy : SEATEC – GT SPORT 330 SN: DE-SVBAV001J223 Registration number: B413422 |Outboard: Honda BF20D BAMJ SN – 1506265

March 1, 2025

3612 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay

Incident Date: 2025-03-01 at 14:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: OC 350-C tender / Yamaha 15HP outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners fell asleep and woke at 0200HRS to lock up their in-the-water dinghy and discovered it had been stolen. A report was made on the VHF net and to the Port Captain. ||Dinghy HIN NZ-OCT35628D323|Yamaha 15HP-2S SN 11962740

March 1, 2025

3608 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon

Incident Date: 2025-02-18 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard (recovered by Navy/Dutch Coast Guard)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight and in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from a yacht in the lagoon. It was found by the Navy and returned via the Dutch Coast Guard. The owner advises that the closed loop painter was intact, and would have required removal. ||NOTE: This report has been updated to firsthand

February 21, 2025

3605 – Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Jost van Dyke – Great Harbour

Incident Date: 2025-02-17 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: charter yacht dinghy / outboard – recovered

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An unlocked charter yacht's dinghy / outboard was stolen from the dinghy dock. A local business owner was able to locate the dinghy in another bay the next day and returned it intact. A report was made to the police.

February 20, 2025

3613 – Theft in Aruba (the Netherlands) – Renaissance Marina

Incident Date: 2025-02-20 at 06:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: binoculars

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran berthed at Renaissance marina was boarded between 0600-0800HRS. Binoculars were stolen from the cockpit area. A report was made to the marina.

February 20, 2025

3599 – Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – Falmouth Harbor

Incident Date: 2025-02-15 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy engine cover/cowling for a Suzuki 30HP outboard

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 1730HRS a dinghy was well locked to the dinghy dock in Falmouth, its 30HP engine thru bolted to the dinghy. When the owner returned at 2200HRS the engine cover had been stolen.

February 15, 2025

3600 – Vandalism in Grenada – Grenada – Hog Island

Incident Date: 2025-02-15 at 15:30

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: none

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers visited Hog Island midafternoon and left their dinghy while they took a brief walk. On their return about 45 minutes later they found their dinghy had been vandalized. Approximately 10 liters of dirty fuel had been dumped in the (unlocked) bow compartment. Nothing was stolen but the locker contents were filthy, some ruined. A report was made on the local VHF net.

February 15, 2025

3602 – Theft in Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Nana Juana

Incident Date: 2025-02-14 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard motor cover/cowling from a 2HP Mariner

Secured: Guard

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, the engine cover/cowling on a Mariner 2HP was stolen from a dinghy at Nanajuana dock.

February 14, 2025

3545 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – North anchorage

Incident Date: 2025-02-07 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard. Dinghy minus engine later recovered

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from a yacht in the North anchorage near Bocas Town.

February 7, 2025

3535 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Anse Mitan

Incident Date: 2025-02-04 at 04:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 15 foot Caribe tender / 70HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At around 0430HRS while at anchor, an in-the-water and locked RIB tender/70HP Yamaha was stolen while owners were asleep onboard. A report was made to the police and Coast Guard. Well hidden airtags were discovered/discarded by the thieves.||tender HIN: CNDD5009H324|Yamaha Serial # 6CJ-L-1056519 Z

February 4, 2025

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