Curaçao, Spanish Water Anchorage: Outboard Theft - September 2020

Sep 17, 2020
Dinghy and outboard thieves operate throughout the Caribbean and theft reports continue to come in from Curacao. This report by CSSN.
Published 6 years ago

As reported by CSSN:

DATE: 2020-09-07 17:00
LOCATION: Curaçao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – anchorage
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: 20HP Yamaha outboard engine
SECURED: Locked

DETAILS: 

Owners left their dinghy chain-locked to the small dinghy dock at the southwestern end of anchorage “C” in Spanish Waters during daylight hours.

On their return – less than an hour – later they found that the 20HP Yamaha outboard that had been padlocked to the dinghy had been stolen.

The police took a report but did no forensics.

Related to following destinations: Curacao, Spanish Water
Related to the following Cruising Resources: Piracy & Security

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