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1967 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2015-07-14 at 02:45

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none, unsuccessful attempt theft

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: Crew was awakened at 0:245 HRS by sounds on deck and when they investigated they found an unknown man on the deck of their catamaran. Yelling convinced him to jump overboard and swim away before being able to steal anything. The private charter group had been twice that day cautioned to lock up by the gentlemen who rented the mooring to them. No police report was made, the group departed the next day. CSSN NOTE: this is the 7th incident (reported to us) at this location this year.

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July 14, 2015

1976 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – L’Ance Guyac

Incident Date: 2015-07-10 at 02:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none

Secured: Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: Boarding overnight at L’Ance Guyac (north of Charlestown Bay at N12 43.459 W61 19.959 ) Canouan. All items were removed from the deck/cockpit, including the cooler so nothing was available to the thief. No police or Coast Guard report was made. First person report/date approximate.

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July 10, 2015

1966 – Attempted Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – anchorage

Incident Date: 2015-07-07 at 02:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: nothing, dinghy painter was cut nearly thru

Secured: Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: On awakening the crew of a boat anchored in Spanish Waters discovered that overnight their dinghy had been tampered with. The canvas cover for the outboard had been removed, and the painter nearly cut thru with a sharp implement of some sort. The dinghy was cabled and locked to the yacht, the outboard engine was securely locked to the dinghy. The owners asked CSSN to specifically remind and warn others that this pattern of attempted/actual theft has occurred here in Spanish Waters before, the swimout thieves drift off in the night with the dinghy to work away at the locks on the outboard in a remote area, and the dinghy minus the outboard is sometimes later recovered, sometimes the entire dinghy is swum ashore and then taken away by a waiting pickup truck.. This incident was reported on the local Curacao daily VHF net, but it can happen to anyone, anywhere. CSSN NOTE: cables, stainless steel chains and sturdy locks do provide a first order of defense against casual “sneak” thieves, but LIFTING and then also LOCKING provides a more robust deterrent.

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July 7, 2015

1963 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach

Incident Date: 2015-07-03 at 04:30

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: Crew/dog awakened at 4:30 AM by strange, sloshing sounds. Discovered 2 men in a local (later learned to be stolen) double bow skiff at the stern step of the catamaran. Lights and yelling caused the men to paddle away after making excuses about “being fishermen”, etc. The next day, the catamaran owner made a report on the local VHF net and went ashore where the skiff and its true owner were discovered, the owner indicated he planned to lock the skiff up in the future. A police report was attempted, but yacht owners were advised since they had not been boarded and nothing was taken, no report could be made. The skiff owner did make a police report. The local Coast Guard patrol boat was back in operation the following night and made several passes thru the anchorage.

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July 3, 2015

1965 – Theft in Honduras – Utila – East Harbour

Incident Date: 2015-06-25 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2 SCUBA tanks

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight 2 scuba tanks were stolen from an occupied boat while crew slept below. Reported to the Port Captain.

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June 25, 2015

1960 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2015-06-17 at 04:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: 8 persons sleeping onboard Lagoon 440 Cat including two female children. Sole intruder apparently swam to boat anchored just off Tamarind Hotel. Male adult sleeping on saloon cushions woke to find intruder sitting on steps leading down to port accommodation with beach towel around his head. Intruder was challenged and ran out towards port stern and jumped in water and swam away. Wet footprints showed intruder had walked all around saloon. All valuables had been stowed below before retiring. Nothing stolen. Alerted local marine services who called police. Locals searched nearby beach on foot and by dinghy. No-one found.

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June 17, 2015

1958 – Other in Martinique (France) – Fort de France

Incident Date: 2015-06-10 at 18:15

Event Type: Other

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: We were anchored in Fort de France and made an arrangement with two other cruisers to meet ashore for a picnic. We were last to arrive around 6PM and whilst approaching the dinghy dock saw three local youths aged about 18 untie our friends (not locked) dinghy and kick it free. The wind was blowing off shore and we retrieved the dinghy on our way in. The three youths saw us tie the dinghy up and in a threatening manor told us to keep quiet, as there were others cruisers present they eventually left. No police report was made.

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June 10, 2015

1954 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2015-05-30 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: blue floatation jacket, flip flops, bag of clothes pegs

Secured: Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: The dinghy was raised and because of 2 previous boardings on the same island I also remove the dinghy bung and safety dongle so that starting of the dinghy would be difficult. I had left a floatation jacket over the lifeline for drying – totally forgot about this item. The clothes pegs are always left out because who would want to steal them?? My flip flops were left in the raised dinghy as they always are and will be. Someone came on board during the night and stole the jacket, bag of clothes pegs and flip flops without making any noticeable noise as they have done before on one of the 2 occasions in the past. First sign of boarding was that the lock saloon door was at a slight angle. No police report was made. CSSN NOTE: 2 prior incidents dated 12-30-2012 and 4-25-2015 have been added to the database.

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May 30, 2015