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Incident Date: 2026-10-02 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (Highfield 310 Classic HIN CN-HFM30476F223), Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15HP Enduro SN 6B4K1411741)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, while the owners slept onboard their catamaran anchored in Linton Bay, thieves stole the lifted and locked dinghy from the davits. They turned the motion sensor light away, and attempted to cut the stainless cable that locked the dinghy to the yacht. Finding that difficult, they cut the 2″ thick rubber/hard bow handle where the cable passed through it, and lowered the dinghy.

A report was made to the Marina and the police.

Incident Date: 2026-10-02 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owner found that the lines on his 4 blue 10″diameter x 26″ fenders had been cut, and the fenders stolen. Reported to the Marina.

Incident Date: 2026-06-19 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Suzuki 20HP SN 02002F313420)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy/outboard was locked to the Punta Rica dock on Bastimentos. Overnight, thieves cut the stainless steel cable that locked the Suzuki 20HP engine to the dinghy, and stole it. The dinghy was left behind and remained locked to the dock.

A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2026-08-03 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15HP Enduro SN 6B4K-1515906)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: There were a few yachts anchored in the Red Frog anchorage. Overnight, between 2400-0500HRS, well prepared thieves stole the Yamaha 15HP outboard from a dinghy lifted in the davits of an occupied and well lit catamaran. The engine was chain locked, and also through-bolted to the dinghy transom. The galvanized chain was cut and the bolts were removed. The thieves left the dinghy suspended in the davits. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2026-07-29 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (small panga – recovered), Outboard Motor (1990’s era Suzuki DT 15HP)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight a small panga with Suzuki 15HP (the motor is very rough looking, faded black with pink undertones showing through in various places) was stolen from an occupied yacht anchored in Almirante. The panga was recovered (minus the outboard) the next day. No police report was made.

Incident Date: 2026-06-01 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (custom), Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15HP)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, while the owners slept onboard their yacht in the Swimming Pool area, their in-the-water and not locked dinghy/outboard was stolen. The painter had been cut. A report was made to local officials.

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Incident Date: 2026-05-05 at 02:18

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Other: 2x Hard Paddleboards (later recovered)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight 2 in-the-water and not locked paddle boards were stolen from a yacht anchored at Starfish Beach. The owners notified other cruisers and walked the beach and searched the nearby mangroves, with no luck. Then they departed. About 45 minutes later another cruiser in the bay noticed some teenage boys using 2 paddleboards that matched the description, and then watched them hide the boards behind a local business. The owners returned and found the hidden boards and “recovered” them. The owner of the business asked if all was okay and they indicated they were their boards and got a thumbs up.