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3351 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet


Incident Date: 2024-08-07 at 03:53

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash, life raft (later recovered, deployed) and cockpit chartplotter/radar display cover

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At about 0400HRS the owner/crew of a yacht berthed on a private dock opposite the marina were awakened when they heard a hissing noise. They discovered their companionway boards (not locked) had been removed. They turned on deck lights and searched the dock area and noticed a blinking light ashore. It was coming from their stolen life raft, which had been deployed in the adjacent vacant lot. The cover on the cockpit plotter/radar display was also stolen as well as all of the cash from a wallet left in a pants pocket in the salon.||The police were called and arrived 2 hours later to take a report. They noticed 2 sets of footprints near the stolen (but recovered) life raft. The police indicated they would survey for video footage.

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3354 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay


Incident Date: 2024-08-05 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Boston Whaler / 25HP Yamaha outboard (later recovered, minus the fuel tanks). *** A second outboard was also found

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A Boston Whaler / 25HP Yamaha outboard locked with heavy stainless chain to the dock near IWW/Bobby's was stolen between 0200-0500HRS during a power outage. Video surveillance and dock lighting were not functioning during the outage, a backup generator had failed to start. ||The dinghy was noticed/recovered a few days later outside Nettle Bay on a rocky beach, minus the fuel tanks and with some significant damage. *** A second outboard (15HP Yamaha) was also found there in the surf. It has been flushed and stored safely and is waiting for an owner to identify it. Please contact CSSN with serial number details if you are the owner.

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3347 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Le Marin – anchorage


Incident Date: 2024-07-27 at 23:59

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: kayak (child size)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A child sized kayak was left unlocked/in-the-water and tied to an anchored yacht. It was stolen overnight while the owners were not onboard. A report was made to the Coast Guard.

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3343 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne


Incident Date: 2024-07-24 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 3D dinghy / 20 HP 4S Yamaha outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While owners were onboard their in-the-water and unlocked dinghy was stolen. A report was made to the Coast Guard.

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3344 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Prickly Bay


Incident Date: 2024-07-23 at 23:19

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 10 foot dinghy / 15HP Mercury engine

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners of a yacht in Prickly Bay discovered their in-the-water and cable locked dinghy/15HP Mercury outboard had been stolen. A report was made to the Coast Guard and police.

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3342 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne


Incident Date: 2024-07-19 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/ Honda outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard their in-the-water and not locked dinghy/outboard was stolen. It is not known if a police report was made.

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