Incident Date: 2024-05-03 at 00:22
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Macbook air laptop
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored for 2 nights in Lower Belmont Bay, Tortola. A thief boarded just after midnight and stole a MacBook air, which had been left in the cockpit. A police report was made and the tracking information provided to them.
Incident Date: 2024-04-30 at 18:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: Attempted theft of dinghy engine and fuel tank
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A charter yacht locked their dinghy, dinghy engine and fuel tank to the dinghy dock at St. Pierre, Martinique, and then spent the day ashore. When they returned they found 4 inches of water in the dinghy, the fuel tank disconnected from the engine, and the gear shift broken off and missing. They reported the incident to their charter company.
Incident Date: 2024-04-28 at 14:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 18ft wooden boat with 85HP Yamaha outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An 18ft wooden boat (Red top side white hull & blue below) /85HP Yamaha was stolen mid-morning from the dock in front of Island Water World. Reports were made to the police and Coast Guard.
Incident Date: 2024-04-26 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 6HP outboard/fuel tank, Towing generator/propeller,2000W generator, 2 winches, Rocna anchor, various electronics, sheets and sails, tools, +++
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: The owner left their yacht on a mooring in the French lagoon from March 30 – April 26. During that timeframe various items were stolen from the deck (6HP outboard/anchor/towing generator/winches removed +) and others were stolen with some effort from the unlocked but blocked interior. (sails/sheets/electronics/2000W generator/electronics/tools +) ||No police report was made but the owner expects to complete one with French authorities when he returns to the island.||Mercury outboard model ME6M 4ST SN OR283922
Incident Date: 2024-04-24 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Navigation light on dinghy outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A cruiser returned to the dinghy dock by Momsy Bridge and found that the navigation light affixed to the outboard had been stolen.
Incident Date: 2024-04-21 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy /outboard (charter)
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A charter yacht had its unlocked dinghy/outboard stolen from the Lobster Trap dinghy dock while they were ashore for dinner. A local search did not locate the dinghy.
Incident Date: 2024-04-20 at 18:30
Event Type: Suspicious Activity
Stolen Items: N/A
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A motor yacht moving at 8.2kn was transiting from the San Blas islands, Panama, to the US via the Yucatan channel. At 1830HRS at position 16-21.197N 081-26.630W, approximately 130nm from the NE coast of Honduras in the Thunder Knoll area, they observed a 50-65' white fishing vessel with beige superstructure at a distance of 1.8nm. The yacht altered course and added speed (8.8kn). Radar indicated that the fishing vessel had significantly increased its speed (8.5kn) and altered its direction to an intercept course. There were no radio communications. As a precaution the yacht went dark (lights and AIS transmit off). Several course changes by the yacht were mirrored by the fishing vessel that continued to track at speed on an intercept course. ||The yachts crew prepared in accordance with their previously agreed boarding plan. They readied multiple flares, a spear gun and had already preprogrammed USCG phone numbers in their devices/Starlink. They began to close and secure all access points. PLB's and EPIRBS were hidden but remained easily accessible to the crew. || After about a half hour of pursuit/evasion the yacht had increased the distance to 2.3nm and the fishing vessel turned around, reduced speed and slowly headed SSW back to the area where it had first been sighted. ||The crew notified another vessel traveling behind them about the situation and they chose to alter course 30nm further east. After some distance had been achieved the yacht restored its lights/AIS transmit and continued its passage. They will make a report to officials on arrival.
Incident Date: 2024-04-20 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Gen3 Starlink dish
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight a thief stole the Gen3 Starlink dish from the the yacht's deck. A police report was made and Starlink notified.
Incident Date: 2024-04-20 at 21:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: An unlocked dinghy at the St. Anne dinghy dock was stolen. No further details are available.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim please make a quick/easy online report here !
Incident Date: 2024-04-16 at 11:30
Event Type: Other
Stolen Items: None
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored in Prince Rupert Bay tied their dinghy to the fishing dock in town to walk to the Saturday market in town. A man approached and began shouting at the couple and followed them. He had no visible weapons and threatened to break the man's neck. Others became concerned and intervened, and encouraged that a police report be made. The couple made a police report and the police gave a verbal caution. ||On Tuesday, the crew returned to the dock and were again threatened by the same man. Again, others intervened and there were no injuries. A second report was made to the police.
