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Re: 44’ Beneteau Oceanis missing from North Sound
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04/07/2019 01:35 PM
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Re: 44’ Beneteau Oceanis missing from North Sound
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04/07/2019 04:37 PM
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Nothing at Nanny Cay with that description (it was unlikely to be the case, but I looked anyway)
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Re: 44’ Beneteau Oceanis missing from North Sound
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04/07/2019 06:54 PM
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Is this kind of theft common in BVI or wider Caribbean?
When I worked at a large Marina in the UK many years ago we had a stack about 6 inches deep of print-outs of all the Yachts stolen from the south coast of the UK. Hundreds and hundreds every year. So it was certainly very common there. Easy enough to spirit them away to so many different countries within a few day's sail.
Very, very long shot...but have you tried looking on Instagram? There are hundreds of photos posted by people every day with #BVI or #Leverickbay etc. You never know what could be lurking in the back of someone's holiday snap...
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Re: 44’ Beneteau Oceanis missing from North Sound
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04/07/2019 10:38 PM
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May you luck out, and due to the inop engine, they may have to engage engine repair shops, order parts, tear the boat apart to get to the engine and perhaps that might be noticed.
Might look up and notify marinas, and boat yards and maintenance companies thru the caribbean .
Problem is, if they get away with stealing your boat, and they make good bucks, selling or smuggling, they are likely to keep on stealing other vessels
They also might not expect for you to have been notified so quickly.
Beautiful vessel, lets hope they are found out, and locked up, and you get your vessel back.
If the coasties have airborne assets , that might help out also.
Maybe you can send out a letter sized photo with a very accurate description...and what might stand out to I.d your vessel. The white sail cover seemed to stand out, as well as the bimini, and what kind of looks like an aqua colored sheer stripe. Also appears to be a documented vessel and no registration numbers.
We would be very active , and promulgate the large photos, and as much info on the vessel as possible. Harbor Police, Coasties, Customs, Marina Offices Boat Yards, Maintenance outfits, and fuel docks, ( the pirates will need water ) , Charter Companies, and provisioning stores, and brokers., Posters everywhere. How about vessels who pick up trash, sell ice, and snacks, etc. Put other people to work for you, and someone may remember seeing BH, and let the authorities know. And have your contact info as well.
You can be pro active, and get the word out to other islands. You can email to the above outfits websites. Back the emails up with inserting the posters in envelopes and mailing them as well.
Just a suggestion, to add on to the others.
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Re: 44’ Beneteau Oceanis missing from North Sound
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04/08/2019 02:39 PM
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I went to Soper's Hole earlier today and checked out all the boats - no luck there, either. Yacht theft is relatively rare in the Caribbean - it is hard to escape when your getaway vehicle moves at less than 7 knots and there aren't as many havens as one would expect. The French Islands are a likely destination immediately after theft since they do not require outbound clearance to make a yacht "legal" with inbound clearance. Have you contacted https://safetyandsecuritynet.org ?
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Re: 44’ Beneteau Oceanis missing from North Sound
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04/10/2019 08:14 AM
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I would look closely at the people who are repairing the engine. They know your movements and they probably know how easy it is to fix. Not necessarily the people owning the repairers but the mechanics that work for them could be of interest. ....my first thought as well...
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