Tag: Aruba (the Netherlands) Archives

Incident Date: 2025-07-20 at 23:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (Highfield 360), Outboard Motor (Mercury 20HP)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owners of a yacht anchored in Arashi Bay awoke to find that their in-the-water and not locked dinghy/20HP Mercury outboard had been stolen overnight.

A report was made to the police, and the Port Captain.

Mercury 20HP model F20 EH serial number 1R 157244
Dinghy HIN : CN-HFM30935G223

Incident Date: 2025-08-02 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2 fishing rods, fins, diving mask

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored in the northwestern coast of Aruba, off Eagle Beach. During the night, while the owners slept onboard their catamaran, 2 fishing rods and snorkeling equipment were stolen from the cockpit area.

A police report was made.

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.

Incident Date: 2023-07-11 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy / 25HP Yamaha

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard, their in-the-water and not locked Highfield dinghy/25HP Yamaha outboard was stolen. Reports were made on the VHF net, to the marina, police and port captain.

Incident Date: 2022-10-01 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB dinghy / 15 HP Yamaha

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard their catamaran anchored at Surfside beach, thieves stole their in-the-water and not locked dinghy. It is not known if a police report was made. ||UPDATE: a search was made the next day and the dinghy minus the outboard/fuel tank/oars was found in the mangroves, along with a another dinghy that had been stolen earlier in the week (see 2891)

Incident Date: 2022-09-26 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an unoccupied day charter catamaran had its dinghy/outboard stolen from the davits. It was not locked. It is not known if police report was made.||UPDATE : October 2, 2022 A search was made after a cruising sailboat had its dinghy/outboard stolen overnight on 10/1 (see 2890) . Both stolen and now engineless dinghies were found together in the mangroves. Video from the marina was not helpful as another boat blocked the camera view of the stern of the day catamaran.