Only one vessel in Abaco to cope with boat thefts

Fri, Jul 24th 2015, 01:37 PM

 

POLICE in Abaco have just one vessel to combat the high levels of boat thefts in and around the island, officials said yesterday, adding that “limited funds” prevent the force from purchasing more police vessels to combat the problem.
Sergeant Hubert Smith, an officer in the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) Marine Support Services branch, attested to the difficulty of patrolling all of Abaco’s waters with just one boat. The island has been informally dubbed by some as “the boat theft capital of The Bahamas...”

POLICE in Abaco have just one vessel to combat the high levels of boat thefts in and around the island, officials said yesterday, adding that “limited funds” prevent the force from purchasing more police vessels to combat the problem.

Sergeant Hubert Smith, an officer in the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) Marine Support Services branch, attested to the difficulty of patrolling all of Abaco’s waters with just one boat. The island has been informally dubbed by some as “the boat theft capital of The Bahamas...”

 

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