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
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