Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
A Texas man is facing charges after allegedly stealing a rental boat from a Florida Keys marina and taking it to Cuba, where he was detained by the Cuban Border Guard, authorities said.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said 63-year-old Floyd Dean Devasier of Katy, Texas, rented a 26.5-foot Panga vessel from Beach Weekend Key West Marina in Stock Island on Tuesday under a two-day agreement that prohibited nighttime operation and required return by the end of business Wednesday. A marina employee noted Devasier purchased and filled an additional 20-gallon fuel tank before departing.
Devasier told the marina he would dock overnight on the 6800 block of Front Street on Stock Island, in compliance with the rental contract. However, business and vessel owners in the area reported never seeing the boat, and surveillance footage confirmed it never arrived…