Tag: Curacao (the Netherlands) Archives

2540 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – Fishermen’s Village


Incident Date: 2020-09-16 at 16:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy fuel tank

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was cable locked to the dinghy dock at the Fisherman's marina in Spanish Waters. When the owners returned at 2130 , the cable had been cut and the dinghy was adrift 30 meters away. The cable also secured the fuel tank, which was stolen. There is a security guard on premises who sits adjacent to the dinghy dock. When queried, he reported that earlier someone had taken several tanks and he recorded the license plate of the vehicle. When asked by the victim, he called the police and reported the license number of the vehicle involved. ||Additionally, 2 other dinghies had fuel tanks stolen that night, and also a fuel line from a third dinghy.

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2528 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – anchorage


Incident Date: 2020-09-07 at 17:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 20HP Yamaha outboard engine

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners left their dinghy chain locked to the small dinghy dock at the southwestern end of anchorage "C" in Spanish Waters during daylight hours. On their return less than an hour later they found that the 20HP Yamaha outboard that had been padlocked to the dinghy had been stolen. The police took a report but did no forensics.

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2273 – Attempted Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – anchorage


Incident Date: 2018-11-28 at 14:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none – not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was well locked to the dock at the Pirates Nest from 1-4 PM while owners were ashore to check out. When they returned they found one side of a link of the 10mm stainless steel chain had been cut through with bolt cutters, and incomplete cuts were made on the other side of the same link. The yacht departed early the next morning, as planned. A report was made on the VHF net.

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2259 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – anchorage


Incident Date: 2018-10-10 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy and outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An occupied yacht anchored in Cabrita Bay (anchorage C, Spanish Waters) had the in-the-water and cable locked 11 ft. AB dinghy/18 HP NIssan outboard stolen overnight. The painter and cable had both been cleanly cut near the waterline. A report was made to the Police, Port Captain and on the VHF net.

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2169 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – anchorage


Incident Date: 2017-09-16 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy and outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 3rd Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water dinghy with outboard was stolen overnight from an anchored yacht, no further details available. CSSN NOTE: We all depend on each other to make reports, if you were a victim, or have direct knowledge about this event please contact CSSN at safetyandsecuritynet@gmail.com (LINK)

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2168 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – Fishermen’s Village


Incident Date: 2017-09-15 at 10:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy and outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 3rd Hand Report

Incident Details: dinghy/outboard stolen from the fishermans village dinghy dock. no further details available. CSSN NOTE: We all depend on each other to make reports, if you were a victim, or have direct knowledge about this event please contact CSSN at safetyandsecuritynet@gmail.com (LINK)

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1974 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – Cabrita Bay


Incident Date: 2015-08-22 at 09:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: RIB dinghy

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: RIB dinghy without an outboard was tied (not locked) to dock at southern end of Cabrita Bay, Spanish Water at 8 AM. When the owner returned at 3PM it was gone. Wind and current would have kept it in the bay, reported to the Coast Guard and police.

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