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2566 – Attempted Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – Falmouth Harbor

Incident Date: 2021-01-31 at 02:09

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At approximately 2:00am a noise was heard along the hull. The captain found the salon door of the catamaran half open. Upon walking into the aft cockpit a man was found boarding an orange and yellow kayak just under the hoisted tender. The captain confronted the man to ask his business. No reply was heard, when asked again the man said he was fishing as he paddled away. The captain turned on the salon lights and awoke the other crew. Wet footprints were found in the salon and at the top of the stairs leading to each hull where persons were sleeping. A review of the yachts content was conducted with nothing found missing. An iPad, DVD binder, and other small miscellaneous items where on the salon table and untouched. The crew believe the intruder was chased off by the captain immediately after the boarding.

January 31, 2021

2569 – Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – Falmouth Harbor

Incident Date: 2021-01-31 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A monohull was boarded in the early hours of the morning, while 2 persons were asleep onboard. They found the saloon floor soaked in sea water, and cash missing from the top of chart table. No other items were taken. A police report was made. ||CSSN NOTE: Another yacht in the anchorage also experienced a boarder this same night, but noise was heard and it was interrupted and not successful. LINK

January 31, 2021

2572 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay

Incident Date: 2021-01-31 at 00:05

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Orange colored RIB dinghy / 6HP-4S Suzuki outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were asleep onboard in Simpson Bay while their in-the-water cable locked dinghy was stolen overnight. The thieves cut the lock. A police report to Dutch authorities is planned.||UPDATE 2/2/2021 Dinghy was found intact with engine in location where it could not have gone by itself, possibly taken for a joyride or abandoned after being used for some other purpose.

January 31, 2021

2575 – Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – Falmouth Harbor

Incident Date: 2021-01-31 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash – taken from a wallet that was inside a dry bag under the nav station

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored off Pigeon beach discovered that they had been boarded while they slept and cash taken from a wallet that was inside a dry bag, under the nav station. Nothing looked amiss and the theft was only discovered when the owners attempted to pay for a meal at a local eatery. Nothing else was taken, and 2 other yachts have reported similar events in Falmouth harbour on this same night. A police report was made.

January 31, 2021

2574 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon

Incident Date: 2021-01-30 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 5HP Yamaha 2S outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Yamaha 5HP 2S was stolen from an in-the-water and locked dinghy. It is not known if a police report was made.

January 30, 2021

2561 – Burglary in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit

Incident Date: 2021-01-26 at 19:30

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Laptop, hardrives, tablet, Bluetooth speaker, fishing rod and reel, flare gun and shells large bolt/cable cutters

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht was boarded in the early evening and the handle from the bilge pump was used to force the padlock from the companionway hatch. The boat was methodically tossed and laptops, electronics, fishing gear, flare gun/shells and large bolt/cable cutters were stolen. No damage other than the lock was done and it seemed that the intruder was efficient and likely only onboard for a very short time.

January 26, 2021

2562 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay

Incident Date: 2021-01-26 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy/outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy locked to the Island Water World dock was stolen during the early evening hours, no further information is available.||CSSN NOTE: A great deal of activity has been noted but not reported in the SXM area recently. If you are a victim, please complete a CSSN incident report. If you know a victim, please ask them to make a report. If an incident is reported on the VHF net, or social media, please encourage a CSSN report ! It's quick, easy, asks just the right questions, and it's device friendly.

January 26, 2021

2565 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon

Incident Date: 2021-01-26 at 23:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 18HP Tohatsu outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy locked to the TOBY dinghy dock had its locked to the dinghy 18HP Tohastu outboard stolen overnight. The dinghy was not taken. No further details are available.||CSSN NOTE: CSSN firsthand reports are easy to make, please, if you are a victim do so promptly for the benefit of our cruising community.

January 26, 2021

2558 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – North anchorage

Incident Date: 2021-01-17 at 15:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: red kayak

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: While the owner was aboard an in-the-water and not locked kayak was stolen at about 3PM from a yacht in the southern Carenero anchorage. A police report was made.

January 17, 2021

2559 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Chemin Bay

Incident Date: 2021-01-17 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard – Honda BF20 serial number BAMJ-1034680 manual start, short shaft

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A well locked 20HP outboard (Honda BF20 serial number BAMJ-1034680) was stolen from its well locked RIB dinghy at the sand spit near the head of Chemin Bay overnight . Tools were required and some damage was noted by the owner. A report was made to the police and the coast guard.

January 17, 2021

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