Reported Incident Details from Honduras
An incident of Theft has been reported in Honduras – Utila.
| Incident Date | 2017-03-16 at 01:10 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | 18 ft Panga with Yamaha 40 HP engine |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A panga with a well secured 40 HP outboard was lifted at a private dock. Video surveillance from shore revealed that at 1:10 AM the thief unscrewed the light bulb on the dock, and then in darkness was able to use a box knife to cut the lifting strap, (damaging it) and releasing the panga. The 40HP outboard was visibly well secured to the panga, and would have required serious tools/effort to remove. The lifted panga was not secured to the dock. A report was made to the police and port captain.||CSSN NOTE: the same night a neighbor's locked 85 HP engine was removed from its panga on a nearby dock. The thief left evidence of using tools to remove the 85 HP, but was unsuccessful in an attempt to also remove a 15HP engine. |