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DATE: 2021-09-14 01:00
LOCATION: Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Texan Bay
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: APEX dinghy / HONDA 8HP outboard
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from a yacht in El Golfete, near Texan Bay, while owners slept onboard. The next morning, the owners found the painter had been cut. A police report was made.
ID: 2682
DATE: 2021-08-15 02:00
LOCATION: Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Fronteras
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Inflatable dinghy / Honda 2.3HP outboard motor
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Overnight while the owners slept onboard, thieves cut the painter on the in-the-water and not locked dinghy. The yacht was anchored near the Catamaran Marina. A report was made to the Coast Guard and the police.
ID: 2672
DATE: 2021-05-14 04:00
LOCATION: Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Livingston
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: RIB dinghy / 6HP Mercury outboard
SECURED: Locked
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.
ID: 2644
DATE: 2020-11-24 06:00
LOCATION: Guatemala – Cabo Tres Puntas
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: 15 HP Yamaha
SECURED: Unknown
DETAILS: The outboard engine was stolen from the dinghy of a yacht that stranded with mainsail up and engine on on the north shore of Cabo Tres Puntas, Guatemala. The singlehanded owner is missing and presumed to have gone overboard offshore. The engineless dinghy was recovered adrift a few days later in Belize. A full report can be found at CSSN partner Boatwatch.org HERE
ID: 2548
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DATE: 2020-01-08 23:00
LOCATION: Guatemala – Rio Dulce – San Filipe
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Dinghy/outboard
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy/outboard was stolen. The owner found the cut painter. The next day the dinghy was found nearby close to the Castillo. It was missing the outboard, which had been locked to the dinghy.
ID: 2437
