Dominican Republic, Luperon: Yacht Burgled – June 2020
During daylight hours between 10:15 and 11:30 AM an unlocked cruising catamaran on a private 2 yacht floating dock along the mangroves south of the Puerto Blanco marina was boarded and ransacked.
Published 5 years ago
As reported by CSSN:DATE: 2020-06-01 11:30
LOCATION: Dominican Republic – Luperon
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Cash, jewelry and a credit card
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS:
During daylight hours between 10:15 and 11:30 AM an unlocked cruising catamaran on a private 2 yacht floating dock along the mangroves south of the Puerto Blanco marina was boarded and ransacked. The thief used a knife found on the yacht to defeat the locked safe and stole cash, jewelry and a credit card. Wet footprints were found throughout the yacht. A report was made to the police, port captain and coast guard as well as the tourism representative. The police visited the yacht and collected some forensics a few days later and currently have some suspects in custody.
CSSN NOTE: This is the 7th boarding/incident in this bay in the last 6 months. We will update this report as additional information about successful prosecution is provided by the victims.
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Related to following destinations: Dominican Republic, Luperon
Related to the following Cruising Resources: Piracy & Security
This is a chronic issue…..the best way to deal with it is not to go there and not spend money there….maybe then local authorities will take security seriously. The DR is a crime ridden area for cruisers. I recommend you skip it