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3053 – Theft in Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad – Chaguaramas – Anchorage


Incident Date: 2023-07-19 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Yamaha Enduro 25hp 2-stroke outboard – SN 61RK1082061

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While the owner of a catamaran slept on board, thieves stole the 25HP -2S Yamaha outboard from the dinghy which was hoisted behind the catamaran. The engine was not locked to the dinghy transom, or the yacht.|| A report was made to the Coast Guard, police, marina and on the VHF net.||CSSN NOTE: see also a similar report (3051) from this location a few days prior

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3051 – Theft in Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad – Chaguaramas – Anchorage


Incident Date: 2023-07-15 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Airmar 2.4M dinghy and a Yamaha 15 HP outboard, serial number S 11406523

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an unlocked and in-the-water Airmar 2.4M dinghy with a Yamaha 15 HP outboard serial number S 11406523 was stolen from a yacht moored in Chaguaramas while the owner slept onboard. Reports were made to the Coast Guard, police and on the VHF net.

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3062 – Theft in Aruba (the Netherlands) – Surfside Beach Anchorage


Incident Date: 2023-07-11 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy / 25HP Yamaha

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard, their in-the-water and not locked Highfield dinghy/25HP Yamaha outboard was stolen. Reports were made on the VHF net, to the marina, police and port captain.

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3045 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)


Incident Date: 2023-07-08 at 23:45

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Food and a headlamp

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers locked their main entrances and most hatches and went to bed. The next morning they awoke to find their refrigerator and freezer unlatched, with food crumbs/remains/containers scattered around and in the trash. At least one drawer had been rifled, and a headlamp had been stolen but computers, tablets, and cameras in open sight were not taken. An unlocked overhead hatch appeared to be the point of access,

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3046 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay


Incident Date: 2023-07-07 at 21:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: A dive watch

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers arrived back to their catamaran at 2115HRS and discovered a thief had boarded after slashing the trampoline lashing and entering through the unlocked forward head hatch. He pulled a mask over his head and pointed what looked like a gun at the crew before boarding his small dinghy which had been left secured between the hulls. The cat's crew rammed the small dinghy and the thief fell overboard and swam towards shore. ||The next day the crew found the mans pants on the seabed below the yacht and in the pockets were their dive watch, the man's phone and a gun magazine. The small dinghy and all but the dive watch were turned over to the Dutch police. The police indicated the gun magazine was likely from some sort of BB gun type of weapon.

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3047 – Suspicious Activity in Venezuela – Offshore02


Incident Date: 2023-07-07 at 13:00

Event Type: Suspicious Activity

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 1100HRS a yacht on passage from Grenada to Colombia was approximately 60 nmiles north of Los Roques,Venezuela at position 12-49.9N, 66-18.3W when the crew noticed that a fishing boat had altered course and was on an intercept course and closing, for about 45 minutes. ||The fishing vessel GLADIADOR did not make radio contact and came within 200m before the yacht abruptly changed course and sail plan to attain maximum speed. The fishing vessel attempted to follow but was no longer able to close the distance, and gave up the pursuit. The yacht tracked the fishing vessel on radar for another 2 hours, before turning to resume their course towards Colombia, where they arrived safely a few days later.

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