Incident Date: 2022-07-24 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Dinghy / outboard stolen overnight from yacht anchored in Rodney Bay. No further details are available.
Incident Date: 2022-07-24 at 22:02
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Annexe
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owner found that their locked and engineless Walker Bay dinghy had been stolen from the St. Anne anchorage. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2022-07-23 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy / 8HP outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight a yacht berthed in Linton Bay Marina had its dinghy / 8HP outboard stolen from its davits. The thieves cut 3 lines to steal the raised dinghy. The owner made a report to the marina and the coast guard (Aeronaval).
Incident Date: 2022-07-22 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy / 15HP Mercury outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen. A report was made to the police and SMMA.||There are unconfirmed reports that the dinghy minus the outboard was recovered by the police, no further details are available.
Incident Date: 2022-07-19 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Outboard engine 6HP 4S Suzuki
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht berthed in the Saint François Marina. Overnight while multiple crew slept onboard a thief boarded and stole the Suzuki 4S 6HP outboard engine which had been stored unlocked on deck. A report was made to the marina, police and port captain.
Incident Date: 2022-07-15 at 03:45
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB 9’ inflatable dinghy
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht berthed in Powerboats dinghy was locked upside down on the ground with a cable to a security post in the Powerboats marina in Chaguaramas Trinidad. Marina video surveillance showed that two men dressed in dark clothing and wearing masks arrived at 0345HRS in a white 28’ unmarked pirogue into the bay between The Lure Marina and Powerboats Marina. The thieves came prepared with large cable cutters, cut the cable and then carried the stolen dinghy to their waiting pirogue. ||A report was made to the marina, the police and the marine police.||UPDATE : 22 July – TT police have arrested / charged 2 men, and recovered the dinghy and other marine items
Incident Date: 2022-07-15 at 11:55
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: center console dinghy/20HP Tohatsu outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A cruiser cable locked their center console dinghy/ 20HP outboard at the main Ft. de France dinghy dock to check in. Four(4) men sat on a bench opposite the dock. When he returned 90 minutes later at about noon, the men and the dinghy were gone.|| The victim contacted police and using information from installed cell based tracking devices they all went to a nearby location and found the dinghy and 2 of the 4 men on a commercial day boat attempting to leave the area. It was clear they had attempted to remove the engine, which was well locked to the dinghy. ||The 2 men were taken into custody and a formal report was filed. The dinghy was returned to its owner. No forensics were collected. Two days later the police contacted the victim and indicated that judicial officials were not going to proceed with prosecution, and the 2 men had been released. No further explanation was provided.
Incident Date: 2022-07-11 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 2 type 1 pfd's, heat gun/case
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht owner was sleeping on board at the Geminga boatyard dock and awoke at 0300HRS to unusual movement of the boat. A thief was observed on deck and he departed quickly as the captain made some noise to indicate his presence and awareness. Two (2) type 1 pfd's and a heat gun in its case were stolen. ||A report was made to the yard/marina and video surveillance was reviewed. The thief appeared to be armed with a large knife. A police report is planned.
Incident Date: 2022-07-10 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Aluminium Propane/Butane cylinder
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard their yacht in the Red Frog anchorage, a thief cut the lashings and stole a large "Tropigas" propane/butane cylinder off the stern deck. The theft was announced on the local VHF net.
Incident Date: 2022-07-10 at 03:01
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight, and in-the-water and not locked dinghy/outboard were stolen from a yacht in the Red Frog anchorage. The dinghy was ransomed back the next day.
