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Day: March 16, 2020 Archives

2481 – Theft in Belize – Dangriga

Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 05:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Backpack with laptop and sunglasses

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht arrived in Dangriga about 0300HRs and anchored just outside the river, about 300 meters from shore. The crew did not lock the companionway and went to bed. The next morning they discovered they had been boarded, a thief had entered the yacht and stole a backpack (containing a laptop) and also a pair of sunglasses from the cockpit. Another laptop and cellphone sitting on the nav station were not taken. A police report was made the next day and the crew completed their checkout with officials.

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March 16, 2020

2468 – Burglary in Dominican Republic – Luperon

Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 20:00

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A thief broke the companionway hasp to gain entry to a locked yacht in the bay between 7-9PM. An alarm was triggered and this apparently startled the thief and scared them away. Nothing was taken. A report was made to the (tourist) police.

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March 16, 2020

2466 – Burglary in Dominican Republic – Luperon

Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 22:00

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Cash and jewelry

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht on a mooring in the bay was burglarized between 6-10PM while the crew was ashore. The thief broke into the boat via the companionway door. Cash and jewelry were stolen. Reports were made to all authorities – The Navy/commandante, the police and the tourist police. No forensics were conducted.||CSSN NOTE: This is the 6th report of boarding/break-in from Luperon bay in 2020. Cruisers and the Navy have begun nighttime patrols.

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March 16, 2020

2464 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Grand Case

Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 17:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Stainless steel dinghy anchor

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners left the locked dinghy with 3-4 other dinghies at the dinghy dock at about 4PM, and deployed their stern anchor. When they returned an hour later they discovered the anchor rode had been cut and the stainless anchor stolen.

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March 16, 2020