Incident Date: 2022-03-05 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: entire local speedboat "Come Cool", later recovered on Union Island.
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: This is the 2nd of 2 local speedboats stolen the same night. This one "Come Cool" was recovered at Union Island. ||See 2756 for more details about the 1st boat.
Incident Date: 2022-03-05 at 00:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Yacht Blue Rose, a 45’ freedom sailboat, hailing port St. John USVI
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht was stolen from Great Cruz Bay, St. John overnight. The theft was reported to USCG, police, CBP and DPNR. A coordinated search is being executed.||A $25,000 reward has been offered by the owner for information leading to recovery. ||Any sightings should be reported to local authorities and USCG San Juan at Phone: +1 787-729-6800
Incident Date: 2022-03-05 at 21:30
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Cash, credit card, computer and speakers
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners discovered that their cruising yacht berthed at Marina Zar Par was burgled during the 8 weeks that they were away. Thieves stole cash, credit cards, a computer and speakers from the locked yacht. A report was made to the marina manager before the yacht departed.
Incident Date: 2022-02-08 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Highfield 310 RIB dinghy / 15HP Honda outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight the yacht's in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen while the owners slept onboard. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2022-02-03 at 19:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Two deep sea fishing poles
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners aboard a yacht on a mooring in Les Saintes harbor discovered that their 2 fishing poles had been stolen. They had both been secured with dyneema safety straps, which had been cut. Other items (snorkel gear, grill) which were nearby were not taken. The theft was reported to the moorings operator, and the police who were helpful and took/provided a full report.
Incident Date: 2022-02-03 at 23:08
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 3 sets of masks and snorkels
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners left the yacht in Marlin Marina Cienfuegos for a few days. Despite security on the dock, a thief had stolen 3 masks/snorkels from the unlocked cockpit locker during their brief absence. There was no damage and the thieves did not enter the locked yacht.|| A second yacht (buddy boat) had swim fins taken during the same timeframe (see 2753).
Incident Date: 2022-02-03 at 23:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 2 sets of dive fins
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners left the boat in Marlin Marina Cienfuegos for a few days. When they returned they found that a thief had stolen 2 pairs of dive fins from their unlocked cockpit locker , there was no damage and the thieves did not enter the locked yacht. (boat #2, see 2752)
Incident Date: 2022-02-02 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB dinghy / 15HP 2S Yamaha outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight the in-the-water and not locked AB dinghy/15HP outboard was stolen. A verbal report was made to the Marine Park, and a police report was made at Union Island, SVG.
Incident Date: 2022-02-01 at 04:45
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: nothing, not successful
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht owner was awakened when he heard sounds against the hull at 0445HRS on his first night in Chatham Bay. He found two males had come alongside in a small unpowered boat with padded gunwales, near the bow where the dinghy had been stored overnight on deck. He began yelling and they quickly rowed away, offering no explanation for their presence. The captain alerted the other 12 or so yachts in the anchorage by VHF and by ringing the yachts bell.
Incident Date: 2022-01-30 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB AL10 Inflatable dinghy, aluminum hull, with grey chaps. Wire straps for davit lifting and loops in floor for tank tie down. White high speed anti-fouling on the hull.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A local yacht owner's dinghy was stolen from the sandbar area known as Old Harbour in Chemin Bay, Westerhall, over the weekend. The outboard was not left on the dinghy and the dinghy was chain locked to another larger boat but could have been accessed from land or seaside. A report was made to the Coast Guard.
