cssn - The Caribbean Safety and Security Net

2793 – Theft in Bonaire – Kralendijk moorings

Incident Date: 2022-05-07 at 23:29

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 10ft Arimar Dinghy and 8HP Mercury outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from a yacht in the mooring field. The owners awoke to find that both lines securing the dinghy to the yacht had been cut. A police report was made, and the marina and port captain were notified.

May 7, 2022

2806 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Sandy Ground Bridge

Incident Date: 2022-05-07 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: wallet, cash, credit cards, phone cards, and a speaker

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While the owner slept onboard, his on-the-hard yacht at Polypat was boarded. The thief stole a wallet, cash, bankcards, phonecards, and a speaker from within 1 meter of where the owner slept. A phone and laptop were not taken. A report was made to the yard manager and the police.||A second yacht was similarly affected, see 2807

May 7, 2022

2807 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Sandy Ground Bridge

Incident Date: 2022-05-07 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: wallet, cash and credit cards

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: While owner slept onboard the yacht hauled at Polypat, a thief boarded and stole a wallet, cash, credit cards. from the cabin where they were sleeping. A laptop and phones were not taken. A report was made to the yard manager. ||This is the second of 2 very similar incidents on this night, see 2806

May 7, 2022

2792 – Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – Falmouth Harbor

Incident Date: 2022-05-05 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Kayak and SUP

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A kayak and a SUP (stand up paddleboard) were both stolen from the deck of an occupied yacht anchored near Pigeon Beach between 0400-0500 HRS. A report was made to the police and coast guard.

May 5, 2022

2803 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay

Incident Date: 2022-05-05 at 22:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 4 meter Carib dinghy with 8HP Yamaha enduro outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A Carib dinghy / Yamaha 8HP outboard was tied to the SAD marina dock at 2100HRS. The owner returned later to find it had been stolen. A report was made to the marina, and video surveillance revealed it had been stolen by 3 men at 2230 HRS.

May 5, 2022

2800 – Theft in Bonaire – Plaza Resort

Incident Date: 2022-05-03 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: The 15HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: The 15HP Yamaha outboard was stolen overnight from the small chase boat on the Plaza marina dock, the outboard was locked to the boat with a simple padlock. It is not known if a police report was made.

May 3, 2022

2786 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay

Incident Date: 2022-04-28 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Caribe dinghy / 5HP Tohatsu outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners tied the dinghy to the dock between Buccaneers and Simpson Bay Marina when they went for dinner at 1830HRs. When they returned at 2130HRS, only a portion of the cut painter remained. A report was made to the Coast Guard.||UPDATE 30 April 2022 : A police report was made and a charter company recovered the "left behind" dinghy in Simpson Bay, it was complete and undamaged when it was returned to the owners

April 28, 2022

2787 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Le Marin – marina

Incident Date: 2022-04-28 at 09:43

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy/ 9.9HP Yamaha

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy/9HP Yamaha was cable locked to the dinghy dock near Indigo in the marina. The dinghy was later found minus the outboard engine. A police report was made. The dock is reported to have video surveillance. ||CSSN NOTE: the local police indicated that 5-8 dinghy/outboard thefts had occurred in the past week. If you are a victim, please make a firsthand report to CSSN, and keep the cruising community well informed !

April 28, 2022

2790 – Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – Falmouth Harbor

Incident Date: 2022-04-28 at 11:42

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB10vs dinghy / 18HP Tohatsu

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Dinghy/outboard was cable locked to the dinghy dock by the fuel station. It has since been found in good order anchored off pigeon beach but with the 2ft blue bolt cutters and the cut cable left inside the dinghy. The thief was unable to defeat the locking system that secured the outboard to the dinghy. A police report was made.

April 28, 2022

2784 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Wallilabou

Incident Date: 2022-04-20 at 18:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Blue and Grey Hobie SUP Paddleboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran arrived in Wallilabou Bay, and between 1830 and 1900HRS the yacht's blue and grey SUP went missing. The next morning at 0600HRS the yacht encountered a man in the bay with an identical SUP, who claimed it had been given to him by the Moorings Charters. Unable to provide proof of ownership, the yacht departed.

April 20, 2022

Author: cssn Archives