Police investigate theft of Vessel and subsequent fire

Just before 5:30AM on Monday, 13 April, police responded to a report of a boat on fire in a canal in the Patrick's Island area of George Town. The Fire Service attended the location and, with assistance from the Cayman Islands Coast Guard, extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

The vessel, a white 2003 37ft Intrepid Cuddy, was later determined to have been stolen from an address in the Newlands area, and was last seen on Monday, 6 April 2026. The matter is now being investigated as a theft, with the cause of the fire also forming part of the investigation.

Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident or seen the vessel at any point since Monday, 6 April, to contact George Town CID at 949-4222.


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