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Incident Date: 2025-08-18 at 14:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel line

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy left at the village dinghy dock was well secured but thieves stole the dinghy fuel line.

Incident Date: 2025-08-16 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 1 gal of polyester resin

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht in the boatyard had a gallon of polyester resin and hardener stolen from their work area overnight. A report was made to the boatyard office.

Incident Date: 2025-08-15 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield 310 dinghy / 8HP Yamaha

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy/8HP Yamaha outboard was stolen overnight from a yacht anchored northeast of the marina. The owners were asleep onboard. . A report was made to the marina.

Dinghy HIN: Highfield CN-HFM10008B919

Incident Date: 2025-07-27 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 18 foot panga, blue with orange stripe, Grey interior, no bimini, 20HP Suzuki serial number 02002F-245134(A)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, a panga / 20HP Suzuki was stolen from a slip on San Cristobal. It was locked with a steel cable to a piling. The panga had no bimini and is blue with an orange stripe and a grey interior. A report was made to the police and on the VHF net.

CSSN UPDATE: The panga was recovered, minus the engine

20HP Suzuki serial number 02002F-245134(A)

Incident Date: 2025-07-24 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / Nissan outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while the owner slept onboard, the yacht’s in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen. The painter had been cut.

CSSN UPDATE : Reports were made to the police and Aeronaval. A second boat also had an attempt to steal thier in-the-water but chain locked dinghy. See 3688.

Incident Date: 2025-07-24 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Panga / Yamaha 115 4stroke outboard SN 6EK-112497. Panga (minus engine) later recovered.

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, a chain locked panga / Yamaha 155HP engine was stolen from the Red Frog anchorage. A police report was made. The panga minus the engine was recovered later that day.

Yamaha 115 4stroke outboard SN 6EK-1124974

Incident Date: 2025-07-20 at 03:54

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (9HP – ), Outboard Motor, Fuel Tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while the owner slept onboard their in-the-water and not locked West Marine dinghy / 9.9HP Suzuki was stolen. It was recovered in Basti the next day, minus the engine, fuel tank and oars.

A report was made on the VHF net.

Suzuki Model DF9B SN: 00995F145428

Incident Date: 2025-07-13 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy / 2.6HP outboard, later recovered

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while the owner slept onboard the in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from a yacht in the south anchorage. A report was made on the local VHF net, and a local search was conducted, but not successful.

CSSN UPDATE : Dinghy was found intact at a dock located upwind of the anchorage, and returned to the owner.