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3236 – Theft in Grenada – Carriacou – Sandy Island


Incident Date: 2024-02-10 at 22:45

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield 4.7M Center console RIB dinghy / 70 HP Yamaha serial number 6CJL 1077247. RIB H/N is CN-HFM00423K617

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran anchored at Sandy island secured their in-the-water center console RIB dinghy/70HP Yamaha (serial number 6CJL 1077247). RIB H/N is CN-HFM00423K617 with a locking cable and a painter. It was stolen between 2200-2245HRS. | |A report to the Coast Guard and police was made.||UPDATE: 4/10/2024 The owner recovered the intact dinghy on 2/14/2024 when a tracker indicated it was located at the True Blue Coast Guard Station. The Coast Guard had collected the dinghy from a fisherman who indicated he found it north of Grenada. A substantial reward was offered. The fisherman failed to make the required sworn statement to authorities as he had previously agreed, so the reward remains unclaimed.

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3228 – Theft in Panama – San Blas – Nargana


Incident Date: 2024-02-05 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: cash

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were away for the night and left their yacht anchored near Sugardup unlocked. When they returned they discovered a thief had boarded and stolen cash from a backpack inside the cabin.

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3230 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon


Incident Date: 2024-02-05 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Carolina skiff / 18HP Nissan (later recoverd)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Video surveillance recorded the theft of the locked Carolina skiff/ 18HP Nissan dinghy from the Island Water World dock. || It was recovered in good condition with the outboard the next day.

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3224 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay


Incident Date: 2024-01-29 at 20:10

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dingy outboard fuel tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owner returned to the dinghy dock and found the fuel tank had been stolen from their locked to the dock dinghy. They later learned that 3 others had suffered a similar fate. The guard did not notice the thefts but the license plate was captured on video surveillance.

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3221 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Mt. Hartman Bay


Incident Date: 2024-01-25 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: kayak

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A kayak stored tied up in a tree in Mt. Hartmann Bay was stolen between January 22-27. A police report was made.||It was found in the mangroves several days later with a paddleboard that had also been stolen from a yacht in the Secret Harbor Marina. (See 3222) A large tactical knife and a length of pipe/rebar was found under the seat. The knife was turned over to the police.||Both the kayak and the SUP were returned to their owners.

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3222 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Mt. Hartman Bay – Marina


Incident Date: 2024-01-25 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: stand up paddleboard (SUP)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners of a catamaran docked at Secret Harbor Marina discovered their standup paddle board had been stolen from their deck overnight. A report was made to the Marina.||Several days later a swimmer noticed the SUP and a missing kayak hidden along the nearby mangroves and advised the marina, who came and collected it . The owner of the kayak was also located and reunited with his kayak (see 3221).

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3213 – Vandalism in Puerto Rico (US) – Big Island – Salinas


Incident Date: 2024-01-16 at 13:24

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: Dinghy intentionally damaged. Hole punctured through a tube completely from one side to the other

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: With permission from the Marina de Salinas, owners left their dinghy at their dock at 0900HRS. At 1700HRS when they returned the bow chamber of their 11'AB was completely deflated. They were able to return to their yacht and upon inspection found that there were matching/aligning holes on both sides of the tube that were also present in their reinforced chaps. A report was made to the marina and the police.

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