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A while back I got interested in sailing and paid for lessons on a Benetau 57. I was absolutely blown away by the ease with which one of these boats could be st
by lozaning 5y ago
A while back I got interested in sailing and paid for lessons on a Benetau 57. I was absolutely blown away by the ease with which one of these boats could be stolen.
Granted anyone that has the time and money to actually learn how to sail the things is likely not in a position where boat heists have a great risk/reward.
- throw0101a 5y agoIt's a bit of a thing: > The group’s modus operandi involved renting a yacht from a charter company with different passports in each case, paying all costs in cash, and then taking out the automatic identification system of the yacht and putting it in a remote control toy boat to make the renters think that the yacht was adrift in territorial waters. Meanwhile, the stolen yacht had already reached international waters. * http://theislander.net/member-of-yacht-robbery-group-arrested-in-moscow/ http://theislander.net/member-of-yacht-robbery-group-arreste... Of course fencing a boat can be difficult, but I'm guessing they probably break it up for parts (engine, electronics, galley/kitchen, etc).
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- jjav 5y agoSuper easy to steal but nothing you can profitably do with it so there's no point. You can't haul out and tow away a giant boat like that without involving a lot of people (marina travelift, trucking company with wide load permits) so that's out. You could try sailing it away but with a top speed not much over 10mph, it'll be the lowest speed chase ever. A boat was stolen from a charter company in SF bay some years ago. I think they got about a day head start, but even so it's not like they got very far.