Day: August 12, 2022 Archives

2872 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island


Incident Date: 2022-08-12 at 03:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A crew member awoke at 0300HRS to noise in the cockpit, and did not investigate thinking it was the captain. The yacht was well secured, including all cockpit / lazarette lockers. Nothing was available to the thief, and they were not successful. The crew member reported the occurrence the next morning to the captain/owner. ||CSSN NOTE: A second yacht in the anchorage experienced a theft this same night. (see incident 2871)

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2871 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island


Incident Date: 2022-08-12 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: cash

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: In the morning the Captain and crew discovered that a thief had boarded and stolen all the cash from a backpack in the salon, leaving a phone, passport and other items undisturbed. The entry may have been during dinner ashore, or later that night as they slept onboard. They also noticed some blue paint marking their stern about a foot above the waterline. ||A report was made to the port captain and the police.||CSSN NOTE: Another yacht in the anchorage was also boarded this same night. (See 2782)

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2868 – Theft in Dominica – Salisbury


Incident Date: 2022-08-12 at 21:45

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/9.9HP Mercury outboard and contents (fuel tank, anchor, dry box, dry bag, spot light, Bluetooth speaker, 2 pair flip flops, chicken dinner

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners securely tied their dinghy to a line from shore, as provided by the owner of 767 Hideaway restaurant, near Salisbury. When they returned at 2145HRS they found it had been stolen. A report was made to the Coast Guard, police and the restaurant.

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