A STOLEN US vessel was recovered at an apartment complex on the canal in the Lucaya area this week, Grand Bahama police said.
The discovery was made shortly before 5pm on Wednesday.
A team of officers from the Police Marine Unit in Freeport, acting on information, went to an apartment complex on Kings Road, off Midshipman Road where they discovered a 26ft tan Scott built hull with one 250hp outboard engine attached.
Police said the vessel had visible damage and no registration attached.
The vessel, which was reportedly stolen from Pompano, Florida, was transported and secured at the marine base.
Comments
Bonefishpete 2 years, 6 months ago
Stolen from Florida taken to the Bahamas? That's a new one.
John 2 years, 6 months ago
No that’s not a new one. Been happening for years. Sometimes the boat bring the boats to the Bahamas and sell them dirt cheap, then try collect insurance. After the insurance companies started requiring that boats have tracking devices in order to be insured, it slowed down. But if a local Bahamian was caught with a 1/4 million sports fishing boat, how could he explain that he only paid $20-$30 for it? So some bought the boats, stripped them off their engines and dumped the hull. Now the engines are also required to have tracking devices.
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