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2868 – Theft in Dominica – Salisbury

Incident Date: 2022-08-12 at 21:45

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/9.9HP Mercury outboard and contents (fuel tank, anchor, dry box, dry bag, spot light, Bluetooth speaker, 2 pair flip flops, chicken dinner

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners securely tied their dinghy to a line from shore, as provided by the owner of 767 Hideaway restaurant, near Salisbury. When they returned at 2145HRS they found it had been stolen. A report was made to the Coast Guard, police and the restaurant.

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August 12, 2022

2871 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island

Incident Date: 2022-08-12 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: cash

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: In the morning the Captain and crew discovered that a thief had boarded and stolen all the cash from a backpack in the salon, leaving a phone, passport and other items undisturbed. The entry may have been during dinner ashore, or later that night as they slept onboard. They also noticed some blue paint marking their stern about a foot above the waterline. ||A report was made to the port captain and the police.||CSSN NOTE: Another yacht in the anchorage was also boarded this same night. (See 2782)

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August 12, 2022

2872 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island

Incident Date: 2022-08-12 at 03:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A crew member awoke at 0300HRS to noise in the cockpit, and did not investigate thinking it was the captain. The yacht was well secured, including all cockpit / lazarette lockers. Nothing was available to the thief, and they were not successful. The crew member reported the occurrence the next morning to the captain/owner. ||CSSN NOTE: A second yacht in the anchorage experienced a theft this same night. (see incident 2871)

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August 12, 2022

2873 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne

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.

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July 24, 2022

2862 – Theft in Panama – Linton Bay Marina

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).

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July 23, 2022

2863 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Soufriere

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.

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July 22, 2022

2861 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Guadeloupe – St. Francois

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.

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July 19, 2022

2858 – Theft in Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad – Chaguaramas – Power Boats

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

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July 15, 2022

2859 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Fort de France

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.

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July 15, 2022