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Month: February 2023 Archives

2988 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – West End

Incident Date: 2023-02-15 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2 fishing rods/reels

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard a thief boarded and stole 2 fishing rods/reels from the cockpit of their catamaran. The rods were in holders attached to the cockpit overhead. ||A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim please complete the quick and easy CSSN online incident report, and help keep the cruising community well informed.||UPDATE: This report has been updated to firsthand . The date has been corrected (was 2-17-2023) and details amended to note that a police report was made.

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February 15, 2023

2986 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon

Incident Date: 2023-02-14 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: portable generator

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight a portable generator was stolen from the deck of an unoccupied rescue vessel. It is not known if a police report was made.||NOTE: If you are a victim, or encounter a victim, please encourage a CSSN online incident report, and keep the cruising community well informed

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February 14, 2023

2984 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon

Incident Date: 2023-02-14 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy/9.8HP Tohatsu

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A locked 3D dinghy/9.8HP Tohatsu outboard was stolen overnight from the Polypat boatyard dinghy dock. ||The boatyard management was notified and a police report was made.||UPDATE: A fisherman recovered the dinghy seaside in Nettle Bay. It had been slashed and loaded with rocks and was minus the outboard engine.

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February 14, 2023

2990 – Attempted Burglary in Dominica – Prince Rupert Bay – PAYS moorings

Incident Date: 2023-02-08 at 20:00

Event Type: Attempted Burglary

Stolen Items: not successful, thieves bent the mounting bracket on the stern pulpit where Honda outboard was mounted

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored near the PAYS moorings found that their stern engine mount bracket had been bent during what would have been an attempt to steal the Honda outboard mounted there. No report was made as the damage was discovered when they arrived at their next harbor. No other damage was noted.

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February 8, 2023

2981 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Cumberland Bay

Incident Date: 2023-02-08 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy with motor

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard their yacht anchored in Cumberland Bay, their in-the-water but not locked dinghy was stolen, despite having 2 lines securing it to the yacht. This is the 4th reported theft in this bay in the last 2 months.||It is not known if a police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim please complete the quick and easy CSSN online incident report, help keep the cruising community well informed.

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February 8, 2023

2976 – Assault in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay

Incident Date: 2023-02-07 at 00:30

Event Type: Assault

Stolen Items: phones and electronics

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht was boarded by 3 men armed with guns armed at 0030HRS. The family was robbed of phones and electronics. The captain was pistol whipped. ||The police were contacted, but were unable to provide timely transport so the victims used their own dinghy and proceeded immediately to the hospital for medical treatment. A full police report was made. ||No further details are currently available.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim , or encounter a victim, please encourage a (firsthand) CSSN report. The online form is available here, and privacy is assured.

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February 7, 2023

2975 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Mayreau – Saline Bay

Incident Date: 2023-02-07 at 11:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The fuel tank was stolen from a dinghy that was beached and tied to a tree in Saline Bay. It is not known if a police report was made.||UPDATE: Victim found the tank (empty) several days later hidden in the nearby bushes

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February 7, 2023

2980 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Pigeon Island

Incident Date: 2023-02-06 at 05:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Yacht owners awoke to find that their outboard engine that was locked to the stern pulpit had been stolen overnight. The dinghy which was left afloat and not locked was not taken. No police report was made and they left the next day.

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February 6, 2023

2974 – Vandalism in Saint Lucia – Pitons

Incident Date: 2023-02-06 at 15:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: boat hook destroyed

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruising yacht approached the SMMA moorings between the Pitons intending to practice mooring pickup and self-moor. They were intercepted by aggressive boat boys who demanded excessive payment for unwanted services, which were declined. When the yacht attempted to pickup the mooring their boat hook became entangled in the lines which had been tied off underwater. The boat boys immediately retrieved the boat hook and then maliciously bent it, making it unusable. The boat boys were paid a fee in excess of the customary $20ECD recommended by the SMMA park rangers, and they hung at the boat in a menacing manner demanding additional payment for sometime before departing.

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February 6, 2023