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3290 – Theft in Puerto Rico (US) – Big Island – San Antonia channel

Incident Date: 2024-04-16 at 05:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Honda 2.3HP 4S engine (BEABC-1064827), cable and oars

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht had been anchored for almost a month among about 30 other yachts opposite the Old San Juan marina. Their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen overnight while they slept onboard. The dinghy was recovered ashore the next morning. The engine had been well locked to the dinghy, the thieves were prepared and cut the transom mounting clamps and stole the whole engine/cable lock assembly and the oars. A report was made to the marina and the police.

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April 16, 2024

3288 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Marina

Incident Date: 2024-04-15 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 6 new fenders and mooring line

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers returned to their yacht in Rodney Bay Marina after a 2 week absence and noticed that an unoccupied neighboring yacht was missing all its fenders and a spring line. Close inspection revealed the fender lines had been cut. The marina was notified and they used one of their own fenders to help prevent damage. Few lights were working on the dock and no CCTV coverage was in place.

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April 15, 2024

3280 – Attempted Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon

Incident Date: 2024-04-10 at 01:50

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: attempted theft of raised dinghy/outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers anchored in the lagoon awoke at 0150HRS to sounds on their aft deck. A thief had boarded and was attempting to lower their raised and tied off dinghy/outboard. They began banging on the ceiling of their aft cabin and the thief aborted his efforts and jumped back in his dinghy and drifted a short way off while claiming he "needed gas". ||The cruisers used a spot light to light up the scene and began recording video. The thief had a second dinghy already in tow and departed the lagoon via the Sandy Ground bridge. ( See 3281) A report was made on the VHF net the next morning, where another cruiser confirmed their dinghy had been stolen overnight. A police report was made and the video provided to authorities.

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April 10, 2024

3278 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne

Incident Date: 2024-04-06 at 14:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: choke assembly stolen from Tohatsu 9.8HP 4S engine

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Dinghy owner returned to the St. Anne dinghy dock at 1500HRS and found that the outboard engine's choke assembly had been stolen.

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April 6, 2024

3279 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Blue Lagoon

Incident Date: 2024-04-06 at 10:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Handheld VHF radio

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruising yacht was moored and occupied for 4 days in Blue Lagoon, SVG. The owner left the boat fully secured and unsupervised for 2 hours to provision. Upon returning he discovered the helm cover had been opened on the fly bridge and the handheld VHF radio had been stolen. No police report was made.

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April 6, 2024

3272 – Attempted Theft in Saint Kitts and Nevis – St. Kitts – Majors Bay

Incident Date: 2024-04-02 at 03:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: not successful

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored at 2.5M depth in Major's Bay, St.Kitts. They dove the 35kg anchor and all was well. The crew awoke at 0300HRS when their anchor alarm sounded. They retrieved the anchor and found a line had been carefully tied into it, and then cut off. The shackle on the anchor remained seized. They re-anchored and noticed a singlehander on an adjacent yacht seemed to be dragging as well. He departed. The police were informed.

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April 2, 2024