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 00:30
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: unsuccessful attempt to steal dinghy / outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: While the owner slept onboard, an attempt was made to steal their in-the-water and chain locked dinghy. The painter was cut, but the chain prevented the theft. The owner discovered the cut painter the next morning.
A second yacht in the anchorage was not as well prepared. See 3687 for details.
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 (6HP – )
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.
Incident Date: 2025-07-03 at 18:00
Event Type: Attempted Burglary
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: At 1800HRS cruisers on neighboring yachts noticed a local cayuco with 2 women had circled and then approached a locked and obviously vacant yacht in the south anchorage. One of the women boarded the yacht. The cruisers began yelling and videoing and once discovered the woman who had boarded returned to the cayuco and they paddled away. The police and the owner were contacted and a report was made. The women claimed ignorance and were warned.
Incident Date: 2025-06-27 at 18:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Two Kindles, a rechargeable fan, a lighted mirror, a Motorola Power G Cell Phone, a Fire Tablet 8, a rechargeable headlamp, a bundle of USB wires, a pair of Google Pixel Pro earbuds.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A well locked yacht anchored in the Red Frog area was burglarized. The owners returned after a few hours ashore to find their hatches damaged and many things stolen, including personal electronics (phone, Kindles, tablet, earbuds) and other items. ||A report was made to Aeronaval (Coast Guard) and to the police and marina.
Incident Date: 2025-05-19 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 25HP Yamaha outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight thieves stole the 25HP Yamaha outboard from a hoisted dinghy. No one was onboard at the time.
