Incident Date: 2021-01-14 at 16:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Laptops and personal electronics
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Crew returned to yacht near Explorer island and discovered a daytime break in had occurred. Laptops and electronics were stolen. No further details are available.
Incident Date: 2021-01-14 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 18ft Carolina skiff / 60 HP Mercury
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an 18FT Carolina skiff / 60 HP Mercury was stolen from The Dutch side lagoon. It was recovered minus the outboard on the French side the next day. No further details available. ||CSSN NOTE: If you are the victim or know them, please encourage a first hand report, the CSSN online incident form is easy and device friendly.
Incident Date: 2021-01-14 at 17:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: B&G Chart plotter – Zeus3-12
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners returned to their yacht and discovered that during the period of Jan 9 through Jan 19, 2021, a thief had boarded their yacht and stolen the chartplotter from the cockpit helm. The chart plotter was mounted to the fiberglass of the helm. The thief removed the trim and eight securing screws, unplugged and removed the unit. No damage was done to remove the unit. No other equipment was taken. || A police report was made, and forensics collected.
Incident Date: 2021-01-10 at 03:40
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: The owner of a catamaran was onboard and heard noise on deck at 3:40 am. He found a woman on deck hiding near the mast who then jumped over and swam ashore. A locker had been opened, rifled and several items removed, but they were left behind. || A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2021-01-07 at 15:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Laptop and electronics
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: The owner and crew returned to find there had been a daytime boarding and break in of their yacht moored near Explorer Island. Laptops and electronics were stolen. The victims departed shortly thereafter. No further details available.
Incident Date: 2021-01-05 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: iPhone, iPad , laptop computer , binoculars ,search light , sunglasses , wallet with CC and $ , oil diffuser aroma 360 , back pack .
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Between 0200 and 0400 hours while the crew slept on board a swimmer boarded their catamaran in Marigot Bay and broke in thru the locked door. They discovered the theft and wet footprints at about 0700 hours. Stolen items included personal electronics, a laptop, binoculars, a search light, sunglasses and a wallet with cash and credit cards (one cc was used at 0400 hours), other items and a backpack. ||A report was made to the police, who visited the boat for photos and forensics. The police indicated that this was the 4th such incident recently, sadly CSSN has NOT received reports about these earlier incidents. CSSN encourages all victims to make firsthand reports, if you were a victim of one of the earlier incidents please use the easy online CSSN reporting form and we will work with you to publish an ALERT!
Incident Date: 2020-12-24 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while the owners slept onboard a thief boarded their unlocked catamaran and removed cash from a wallet, nothing else was taken. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2020-12-22 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht in the anchorage had its in-the-water and not locked dinghy stolen while the owners were onboard. They discovered the cut line at 8PM.
Incident Date: 2020-12-14 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 5 Gallon fuel jug / fuel
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight a full 5 gallon fuel jug was stolen from the deck of a yacht in the bay. No further details are available.
Incident Date: 2020-12-11 at 23:59
Event Type: Attempted Piracy
Stolen Items: Unsuccessful piracy attempt
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Four(4) yachts were transiting from Martinique to Guadeloupe. At position 15.5432N 061.2407W , about 3 kilometres offshore Marigot, along the north eastern coast of Dominica, pirates first laser targeted and then attempted to board one of the yachts around midnight. The 2 pirates in an open boat were wearing hoods/balaclavas, had handguns and spoke english with an island accent. The boarding was not successful, and a report was made to French authorities.
