Firefighters and Coast Guard sailors joined forces to respond to a fire on a stolen boat found in a canal.
The two services extinguished the blaze on the white 37ft Intrepid Cuddy after they were alerted to smoke billowing from the 2003 vessel, which was found in the Patrick’s Island area of George Town.
No one was injured, but the boat was burned almost to the waterline.
The incident happened at about 5.30am on Monday, 13 April and it was later discovered that the boat, last seen on Monday, 6 April, had been reported stolen from an address in the Newlands area.
Police said that the incident was being treated as a theft, but that the cause of the fire was also under investigation.
Police are appealing for witnesses, or anyone who had information on the theft or the boat’s movements since it was taken, to contact George Town Criminal Investigation Department at 949-4222.
Tips can also be submitted on the confidential police tip line at 949-7777 or through the service website.
Anonymous tips can also be left on the Cayman Crime Stoppers website or by downloading the Crime Stoppers app.
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