Tag: Theft Archives

2642 – Theft in Panama – Linton Bay Marina


Incident Date: 2021-05-26 at 01:57

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Tropigas propane tank(full) and line

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners left their yacht in a slip at Linton Bay Marina while they went to Panama City for a few days. When they returned they found that their full Tropigas propane tank and a coil of new line had been stolen from the side deck. A report was made to the marina.

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2635 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – West End


Incident Date: 2021-05-15 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 4HP Tohatsu outboard, victim 3 of 3

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: 2 dinghies with engines and one additional engine from a third dinghy were stolen from yachts in the mooring field during the night while owners slept onboard. All dinghies were in the water, locked to their respective yachts, and the engines locked to the dinghies. Thieves cut the locks. Reports were made to the marine park police.||UPDATE: Utila dive operator recovered stolen inflatable (dinghy #2), minus the outboard

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2636 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – West End


Incident Date: 2021-05-15 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy / 8HP Yamaha, dinghy found engineless by Utila dive operator (victim #2)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: 2 dinghies with engines and one additional engine from a third dinghy were stolen from yachts in the mooring field during the night while owners slept onboard. All dinghies were in the water, locked to their respective yachts, and the engines locked to the dinghies. Thieves cut the locks. Reports were made to the marine park police.||UPDATE: Utila dive operator recovered stolen inflatable (dinghy #2), minus the outboard

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2637 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – West End


Incident Date: 2021-05-15 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: fiberglass dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard (victim #1)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: 2 dinghies with engines and one additional engine from a third dinghy were stolen from yachts in the mooring field during the night while owners slept onboard. All dinghies were in the water, locked to their respective yachts, and the engines locked to the dinghies. Thieves cut the locks. Reports were made to the marine park police. ||UPDATE: Utila dive operator recovered stolen inflatable (dinghy #2), minus the outboard

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2644 – Theft in Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Livingston


Incident Date: 2021-05-14 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: RIB dinghy / 6HP Mercury outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht outbound from Rio Dulce anchored off Livingston west of the loading dock. On the second night the in-the-water but chain locked dinghy was stolen while the owner slept onboard. A report was made to the police/port captain and about a week later the port captain notified the owner that they had found the dinghy – ransacked but not damaged and minus the outboard, dinghy anchor, fishing gear, flares, etc. It was returned to the owner.

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2634 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – North anchorage


Incident Date: 2021-05-11 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Caribe dinghy / 4HP outboard engine, dinghy recovered minus outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard, their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from their yacht anchored near Carenaro. The dinghy was found by others the next day adrift and engineless, and returned to the owners. It is not known if a police report was made.

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2633 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2021-05-01 at 04:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: phones and a tablet

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Anchored in Marigot Bay, catamaran owners were awakened at 0430 AM when they heard a splash. They discovered a swimmer had boarded their unlocked yacht and stolen 2 phones and a tablet from the salon, as well as a bucket to carry them in. A police report was made.

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2632 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2021-04-26 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Ipad, tablet, phones other electronics

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: While owners slept onboard their catamaran anchored in Marigot Bay, a thief boarded their unlocked yacht and stole a variety of personal electronics. It is not known if a police report was made.

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2631 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Orient Bay


Incident Date: 2021-04-13 at 12:01

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB dinghy / 30HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were scuba diving from their dinghy that was on a mooring south of Tintamarre . At noon at the end of their dive they returned to find that the dinghy had been stolen, a 90 minute swim was required to return to the yacht.

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