Tag: Puerto Rico (US) Archives

Incident Date: 2025-02-28 at 16:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 66 pound stainless Bugel anchor and rode

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht was anchored for storage in Salinas. Another boat ran over the lines, entangling the lines in their prop/shaft. After freeing the lines, the boat owner retrieved and stole the 66 pound stainless steel anchor and rode. A witness reported the theft to the owner on his return. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2024-04-16 at 05:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Honda 2.3HP 4S engine (BEABC-1064827), cable and oars

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht had been anchored for almost a month among about 30 other yachts opposite the Old San Juan marina. Their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen overnight while they slept onboard. The dinghy was recovered ashore the next morning. The engine had been well locked to the dinghy, the thieves were prepared and cut the transom mounting clamps and stole the whole engine/cable lock assembly and the oars. A report was made to the marina and the police.

Incident Date: 2023-08-08 at 22:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard engine. A 2023 Suzuki DF15, Blanco. S/N 01504F-243510

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An owner's yacht was berthed in Roosevelt Rhodes marina. The outboard engine (2023 Suzuki DF15, Blanco. S/N 01504F-243510) was chain locked to the dock. An installed tracker indicated it had begun moving, and police were notified. A report was filed with the Ceiba police. || Despite having the tracker information police have not made a recovery.

Incident Date: 2023-03-14 at 17:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: RIB dinghy and Suzuki 15HP outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were not onboard their yacht anchored off Roosevelt Roads when their dinghy and outboard were stolen overnight. The dinghy was chained/locked to the foredeck, and the outboard was chained/locked to the stern mount. A police report was made. |||West Marine rib310 S/N WMPWA010F919|Suzuki DF15 S/N 01504F-140545

Incident Date: 2020-01-05 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy lines (2)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners secured the dinghy at the Esperanza dock and went ashore for dinner. On their return they found 2 of the dinghy lines had been cut/removed,but the dinghy itself remained locked to the dock.

Incident Date: 2019-04-04 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 20 HP Suzuki outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners returned to their locked dinghy at the Esperanza community dock and found that 20HP engine (also locked to the dinghy) had been cut from the transom, while at the dock. The locked dinghy remained, but thieves had sawed through the clamping bolts and stolen the engine . A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2019-02-13 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 12 ft. RIB and 15HP Mercury outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was cable locked through a cleat on the Fishermans pier. Thieves used tools to remove the cleat from the dock. A police report was made, and the police indicated this was the second dinghy theft reported to them that week. The dinghy was recovered, minus the outboard, the next day at the nearby Esperanza pier.

Incident Date: 2018-12-10 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: fuel line for dinghy outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: The fuel line for Yamaha outboard was stolen from a dinghy at the town dock