DATE: 2022-10-01 02:00
LOCATION: Aruba (the Netherlands) – Surfside Beach Anchorage
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: AB dinghy / 15 HP Yamaha
SECURED: Not locked
DETAILS: Overnight while owners slept onboard their catamaran anchored at Surfside beach, thieves stole their in-the-water and not locked dinghy. It is not known if a police report was made.
UPDATE: a search was made the next day and the dinghy minus the outboard/fuel tank/oars was found in the mangroves, along with a another dinghy that had been stolen earlier in the week (see report below).
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DATE: 2022-09-26 02:00
LOCATION: Aruba (the Netherlands) – Renaissance Marina
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Dinghy/outboard engine
SECURED: Not locked
DETAILS: Overnight an unoccupied day charter catamaran had its dinghy/outboard stolen from the davits. It was not locked. It is not known if police report was made.
UPDATE : October 2, 2022 A search was made after a cruising sailboat had its dinghy/outboard stolen overnight on 10/1 (see report above) . Both stolen and now engine-less dinghies were found together in the mangroves. Video from the marina was not helpful as another boat blocked the camera view of the stern of the day catamaran.
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DATE: 2022-06-66 03:00
LOCATION: Mexico – Xcalak
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Dinghy and 6HP Tohatsu outboard
SECURED: Not locked
DETAILS: Overnight while owner slept onboard the yacht’s in-the-water and not locked dinghy / outboard was stolen. No other visiting yachts were in the anchorage, and the yacht had been anchored there for about a week.
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