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Boat Parts Theft - $14,000???!!! WOW
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05/20/2015 10:56 AM
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Short article but interesting about theft going on. I find it odd they even bring up the Poker Run in this! http://bvinews.com/new/theft-of-boat-parts-on-the-rise/ BTW...it isn't the $14,000 I actually wowed about.....they took an entire engine?? Aggressive thieves! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Boat Parts Theft - $14,000???!!! WOW
[Re: Chriskal]
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05/20/2015 11:33 PM
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If people would stop buying stolen stuff the problem would end. Greed.
It's not what you've got, it's what you give, it's not the life you choose, it's the life you live.
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Re: Boat Parts Theft - $14,000???!!! WOW
[Re: SailingDoctor]
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07/22/2016 03:41 PM
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Outboards can easily be many, many thousands of dollars. When there is the perception of no security or law enforcement and a market is available the problem of outboard theft can be even larger. So large! The tenants of Alameda Marina south of Oakland have taken to putting security cameras on their boats. This recent video demonstrates the problem. The insurance claim here is $41,000 with the thought the outboards are taken across the border where there is a robust market. Weak BVI security coupled with a market on any of the islands along the chain could lead to the same brazen theft. This is video over two weeks edit to demonstrate lax security and law enforcement. https://vimeo.com/169744976
Last edited by StormJib; 07/22/2016 04:20 PM.
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