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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 !

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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.

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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.

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April 20, 2022

2808 – Attempted Burglary in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay

Incident Date: 2022-04-20 at 01:00

Event Type: Attempted Burglary

Stolen Items: none, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruiser owned/operated marine business / dockside workshop located in the SAD warehouses on the lagoon between Bobby's Mega yard and Island Water World discovered the pry marks of an overnight attempted burglary, but the locks proved robust. The police would not take a report for the unsuccessful burglary attempt.

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April 20, 2022

2785 – Assault in Panama – Linton Bay Marina

Incident Date: 2022-04-19 at 22:00

Event Type: Assault

Stolen Items: None

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owner/captain of a cruising yacht docked for one night at the Linton Bay Marina, and was ashore having dinner at the restaurant when it began to rain at about 2200HRS. He returned to his boat to close the hatches and was overtaken by 4-5 men who were lying-in-wait in darkness inside. They had already searched the boat, and immediately wrestled him to the floor, and then held an automatic weapon to his head and began to demand "the drugs" they believed he had brought from the San Blas. Once a phone camera was shined in his face a third party seemed to conclude he was the wrong person.||The captain sustained minor injuries and was warned to remain quiet and on the floor. The men departed after about 15 minutes in their small launcha that was tied alongside. Nothing was stolen. After some time the captain returned to the restaurant and reported the incident.||Reports were made to the Linton Bay Marina management, the Navy/Coast Guard (Aeronaval) and the police. The victim was told the only security cameras at the marina were pointed at the restaurant and not the dock.

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April 19, 2022

2778 – Theft in Colombia – Cabo de la Vela

Incident Date: 2022-04-08 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Caribe dinghy / Yamaha 4HP outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: As the lone yacht anchored in Cabo de la Vela, on the third night while the owners were sleeping onboard, their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen. The lines were cut. A police report was made.

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April 8, 2022

2776 – Theft in Grenada – Carriacou – Tyrrel Bay

Incident Date: 2022-04-06 at 17:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Caribe dinghy / 9.8HP Tohatsu (engine/fuel tank later recovered)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruiser locked their Caribe dinghy / 9.8HP Tohatsu engine to the fisherman's dock in Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou at 1700HRS. At 2200HRS when he returned it was gone. ||The next day, a Facebook user reported that the police had found an engine. Apparently the thief was interrupted and abandoned the engine/fuel tank on a nearby beach, where the police found and collected it. The owner retreived the engine from the Hillsborough police station, but the dinghy remains missing.

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April 6, 2022

2770 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth)

Incident Date: 2022-03-31 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy / 15HP Yahama 2-stroke, new

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight and in-the-water and not locked dingy was stolen from a yacht on a mooring in Admiralty Bay, Bequia while the owners slept onboard. The engineless dinghy was found adrift and returned later that day to the owners. The theft was announced on the local VHF net, and a police report was made.

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March 31, 2022

2768 – Attempted Robbery in Grenada – Grenada – Clarke’s Court Bay

Incident Date: 2022-03-28 at 05:25

Event Type: Attempted Robbery

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The captain of a yacht anchored near Woburn discovered 2 men onboard the deck of his yacht at 0530HRS. He challenged their presence verbally and made clear his willingness to discharge the flare he had pointed at them from 3 meters. They quickly retreated to their waiting pirogue, described as orange with a blue stripe. || The captain was not injured and the thieves were not successful. A police report was made.

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March 28, 2022