After months of searching, Los Angeles County investigators have finally located the stolen 30-foot boat that was taken from the Marina del Rey Sea Scouts in March.
The 30-foot 1979 Islander boat named Island Hopper was taken from its dock in the 13600 block of Mindanao Way sometime before 9:15 a.m. on March 17, when deputies said they were called for reports of a stolen vessel. Upon arrival, deputies were unable to locate the boat or a suspect and their search began, according to a news release shared on Friday.
At the time, a spokesperson for Sea Scouts, which is a part of Scouting America, said that the boat was replaced with a vessel in much worse condition and that they thought it was moved to another marina in Southern California or possibly Catalina Island…