Tag: Theft Archives

Incident Date: 2023-01-17 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 15HP Yamaha outboard, model E15DMH, SN 1143491

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were not onboard when their 15HP Yamaha was stolen from the stern rail. The thief removed the bolts that held the wooden supports the engine was mounted on/locked to and stole the entire assembly. The theft was reported to the Coast Guard, Port Captain and on the local VHF net.

Incident Date: 2022-12-10 at 10:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 16kg (33Lbs) fluke anchor

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored in Bayahibe, in six meters of water, in the middle of the charter catamaran buoys. A secondary anchor was attached as a kellet to the chain to add some weight and reduce swing. The secondary anchor was suspended 5 meters below the vessel, one meter above sand.||At 0800HRS the secondary anchor was clearly visible on the chain. At 1200HRS, the anchor was missing. There was no wind, no boat swinging, no swell. The crew had remained onboard all morning.||The crew did a thorough search for the anchor (several hours), nothing could be found, not where they boat lay or in vicinity. The shackle used to attach the anchor was easily found laying on the surface of the sand, in two parts, exactly where the boat was standing.