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2490 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Blue Lagoon

Incident Date: 2020-05-15 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 18ft. local boat with 40HP Yamaha Enduro

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight on the 14/15th of May a local 18ft. boat with 40HP Yamaha Enduro engine on a private mooring in the bay was stolen from Blue Lagoon. The 3 lines securing the boat to a larger catamaran had all been cut and were left dangling. This location was not in range of Marina video surveillance. A police report was made. Anyone with information about this stolen boat should contact the SVG police at Calliaqua police station 784 458 4200 .

May 15, 2020

2489 – Theft in Bonaire – Plaza Resort

Incident Date: 2020-05-05 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB dinghy / 15HP Yamaha Enduro

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and cable locked dinghy was stolen from the Plaza Resort Marina. A police report was made, and video surveillance at the resort was found to be not functioning.

May 5, 2020

2488 – Theft in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Thomas – Charlotte Amalie

Incident Date: 2020-04-26 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: entire 10.1M yacht Red Hot

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: CSSN Preliminary report : Yacht at anchor in Lindbergh Bay was stolen night of 4/26/2020. Police, USCG and Customs Border Patrol were notified. The yacht was apparently taken for a "joy ride" to nearby St. John, then returned and abandoned all sails up on the rock jetty In Frenchtown, St. Thomas. A good Samaritan noticed the yacht and a salvage company removed it safely from the rocks, with what appeared to be cosmetic damage, and the theft of some contents.

April 26, 2020

2486 – Burglary in Grenada – Carriacou – Tyrrel Bay

Incident Date: 2020-04-24 at 17:00

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: 15HP Yamaha, handheld VHF, 2 winches, dive gear, safety gear, a new uninstalled battery, other items

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht on a mooring was burglarized between 16-24 April. The minder discovered the break-in, thieves cut several locks on lazarettes and the companionway. Tools were used to remove 2 winches in the cockpit, also stolen were 15HP Yamaha, handheld VHF, dive gear, safety gear, a new uninstalled lithium battery still in its box, other items. The minder made a police report.

April 24, 2020

2485 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Guadeloupe – Gosier

Incident Date: 2020-04-18 at 14:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Witnesses saw 2 thieves cut the padlock of a dinghy locked to the dinghy dock. They abandoned the dinghy on Pointe À la Verdure beach after running out of fuel, and breaking the crank cord. The gendarmes were informed and assisted in the recovery and return of the dinghy.

April 18, 2020

2482 – Theft in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Croix – Christiansted

Incident Date: 2020-04-15 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: entire yacht

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran was stolen from its slip at Green Cay Marina, St. Croix. The owners discovered the yacht missing during a routine visit and alerted authorities. ||The yacht was recovered later that night while underway by US Customs and Border Patrol and taken to the Customs dock in St. Thomas. The thief was taken into custody by the Virgin Islands Police Department. ||On return to their yacht the owners found that to gain access to the locked yacht the thief had used a crowbar to smash the glass out of the (locked) sliding door.

April 15, 2020

2479 – Attempted Theft in Martinique (France) – Fort de France

Incident Date: 2020-04-06 at 12:40

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An engine-less dinghy was chain locked to the pontoon dock. At 12:40PM a car pulled up and 3 men prepared with tools cut the non-stainless chain and attempted to steal the dinghy and put it in the car. Others nearby stopped the theft. A police report was made.

April 6, 2020

2478 – Attempted Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Guadeloupe – Gosier

Incident Date: 2020-04-02 at 01:30

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Anchored near ilet du Gosier, owners heard noise around 0130 HRS and investigated. A french speaking man had boarded and was pulling a yellow kayak onto the swim platform. He departed after being discovered and warned by the captain, and then abandoned the kayak on the beach, where it still remained days later. A report was made to the Coast Guard.

April 2, 2020

2480 – Assault in Colombia – Bahia de Barbacoas

Incident Date: 2020-03-30 at 23:50

Event Type: Assault

Stolen Items: Dinghy/outboard, fuel tank and fuel line,fenders

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A foreign flagged monohull with 4 persons onboard was the lone yacht anchored in Bahia de Barbacoas (south of Cartagena) for 5 nights. The dinghy was hoisted on a halyard to deck height. At about midnight the crew heard voices and discovered that 3 men with machetes from a small fishing boat had boarded. ||The crew locked themselves inside an interior cabin and the captain turned on deck lights and yelled. One intruder came into the yacht and attempted to get into the locked cabin, and another managed to hit the captain on the head with the flat side of his machete thru a hatch. The intruders slashed the halyard, and took the dinghy/outboard and some fenders from a foredeck locker. Shore side, a very bright spotlight was shone on the confrontation and the thieves departed. ||The captain set off a red parachute flare and noticed the dinghy adrift nearby. They upped anchor and retrieved it, the thieves had damaged the locked outboard while trying to remove it, but were not successful. ||The Armada Nacional (coast guard) was contacted by those on shore and arrived promptly and escorted the yacht to anchor in Los Rosarios but instructed them not to stay overnight as they could not guarantee safety. The yacht and crew were granted sanctuary despite port closure and accepted into Santa Marta marina later that day, where a medic provided treatment for the head wound.

March 30, 2020

2464 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Grand Case

Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 17:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Stainless steel dinghy anchor

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners left the locked dinghy with 3-4 other dinghies at the dinghy dock at about 4PM, and deployed their stern anchor. When they returned an hour later they discovered the anchor rode had been cut and the stainless anchor stolen.

March 16, 2020

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