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Brand new Beneteau 57 stolen from Charleston FOUND!
Story last updated at 9:13 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2004
Stolen luxury yacht found shipshape Police lack suspects after tip leads to boat at Bahamas marina BY STEVE REEVES Of The Post and Courier Staff A luxury yacht stolen under the cover of darkness from Charleston's City Marina on Jan. 7 was found Wednesday night near the town of Freeport, a playground for the rich and privileged on Grand Bahama Island. Investigators still don't know who sailed the vessel 500 miles to Freeport or why. Acting on a tip, Bahamian police and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents found the $750,000 Beneteau 57 in good condition at Running Mon Marina and Resort, investigators said Thursday. The yacht, which is owned by Atlanta physician Glen McIntosh, is one of only 35 built so far and the only one in North America. The sailboat could have gone unnoticed for weeks at the nearly deserted marina, which has a reputation for criminal activity, Derr said. The Beneteau 57 was one of two boats docked at the 70-slip marina. "A number of stolen boats have been recovered from this particular marina over the years," Derr said. Freeport is a major tourist destination that attracts 1 million visitors each year. Its deep-water port is home to at least six cruise lines. The 30-room Running Mon Marina and Resort is closed for refurbishing, according to its Web site. The town of Freeport, a 230-square-mile free trade zone established in 1955 by the government of the Bahamas, is at the crossroads of routes between European and North and South American trade links and international shipping transiting through the Panama Canal. The yacht's owner, who bought the sailboat one week before it disappeared from City Marina on Lockwood Avenue in Charleston, could not be reached for comment Thursday. Police are focusing their investigation on finding who stole the sailboat, which has a 75-foot mast and weighs more than 47,000 pounds, said Lt. J.E. Williams of the Charleston Police Department. "We've got some good leads, and we feel confident we'll get to the bottom of it," he said. Williams said this is the first time he's investigated "a boat theft of this scale." "It's a good feeling to know we recovered it," he said. One question that troubles Chuck Laughlin, the owner of St. Barts Yachts in Charleston, who sold the Beneteau 57 to McIntosh, is how the thief or thieves were able to slip aboard the yacht and sail into the night unnoticed. "I hope they catch the people who did it so we can see what the process was and learn what we can do to keep it from happening again," Laughlin said. Larry W4CSC No, no, Scotty! I said, "Beam me a wrench.", not a WENCH! Kirk Out..... |
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Brand new Beneteau 57 stolen from Charleston FOUND!
Hmm....I didn't have to login to get it. But, of course, I'm using
Opera without Macromedia Flash, Java or Javascript and my html port is protected by Webwasher (www.webwasher.com download it free). I posted the text in reply to my main message. Sorry your computer is exposed. On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 01:05:05 -0500, wrote: Please cut and paste, Larry. I am not going to give some SC marketer a boner because I filled out his effing subscription form. R. On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 04:05:57 GMT, (Larry W4CSC) wrote: http://charleston.net/stories/013004...sailboat.shtml Can we keel haul the culprits? Please? Larry W4CSC No, no, Scotty! I said, "Beam me a wrench.", not a WENCH! Kirk Out..... Larry W4CSC No, no, Scotty! I said, "Beam me a wrench.", not a WENCH! Kirk Out..... |
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Brand new Beneteau 57 stolen from Charleston FOUND!
On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 07:10:52 GMT, WaIIy
wrote: On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 22:05:18 -0800, "Steve" wrote: Can't read that news link without signing up.. As much as I would like to read more, I don't what it that bad.. Steve s/v Good Intentions That's odd, Mozilla went right to the article. You probably have the cookie machines turned off, etc. Opera went to all the articles, too. It has nothing "open". No Java, no javascript, no Macromedia spammers like Flash on the system and Webwasher (www.webwasher.com) is standing in the way of the spammers and spyware installers against the guard shack by the gates. Larry W4CSC No, no, Scotty! I said, "Beam me a wrench.", not a WENCH! Kirk Out..... |
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Brand new Beneteau 57 stolen from Charleston FOUND!
On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 07:10:52 GMT, WaIIy
wrote: On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 22:05:18 -0800, "Steve" wrote: Can't read that news link without signing up.. As much as I would like to read more, I don't what it that bad.. Steve s/v Good Intentions That's odd, Mozilla went right to the article. You probably have the cookie machines turned off, etc. Opera went to all the articles, too. It has nothing "open". No Java, no javascript, no Macromedia spammers like Flash on the system and Webwasher (www.webwasher.com) is standing in the way of the spammers and spyware installers against the guard shack by the gates. Larry W4CSC No, no, Scotty! I said, "Beam me a wrench.", not a WENCH! Kirk Out..... |
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Brand new Beneteau 57 stolen from Charleston FOUND!
Interesting. Why is City Marina so empty? I thought the city was
planning a major addition. -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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Brand new Beneteau 57 stolen from Charleston FOUND!
Interesting. Why is City Marina so empty? I thought the city was
planning a major addition. -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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Brand new Beneteau 57 stolen from Charleston FOUND!
I think you misread that Glenn, I believe it was Running Mon Marina that had
only two boats in it. -- Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Canada kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca "Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message news:ZS6Tb.13762$u_6.6966@lakeread04... Interesting. Why is City Marina so empty? I thought the city was planning a major addition. -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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Brand new Beneteau 57 stolen from Charleston FOUND!
I think you misread that Glenn, I believe it was Running Mon Marina that had
only two boats in it. -- Ken Heaton, Cape Breton Island, Canada kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca "Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message news:ZS6Tb.13762$u_6.6966@lakeread04... Interesting. Why is City Marina so empty? I thought the city was planning a major addition. -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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Brand new Beneteau 57 stolen from Charleston FOUND!
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Glenn Ashmore wrote: Interesting. Why is City Marina so empty? I thought the city was planning a major addition. I think it was Running Mon in the Bahamas that was empty not the one in Charleston. The question is more why didn't all the boaters in City Marina notice the boat being stolen. A good reason to have more live-aboards who would be noticing such things. grandma Rosalie |
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