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2466 – Burglary in Dominican Republic – Luperon

Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 22:00

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Cash and jewelry

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht on a mooring in the bay was burglarized between 6-10PM while the crew was ashore. The thief broke into the boat via the companionway door. Cash and jewelry were stolen. Reports were made to all authorities – The Navy/commandante, the police and the tourist police. No forensics were conducted.||CSSN NOTE: This is the 6th report of boarding/break-in from Luperon bay in 2020. Cruisers and the Navy have begun nighttime patrols.

March 16, 2020

2468 – Burglary in Dominican Republic – Luperon

Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 20:00

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A thief broke the companionway hasp to gain entry to a locked yacht in the bay between 7-9PM. An alarm was triggered and this apparently startled the thief and scared them away. Nothing was taken. A report was made to the (tourist) police.

March 16, 2020

2481 – Theft in Belize – Dangriga

Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 05:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Backpack with laptop and sunglasses

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht arrived in Dangriga about 0300HRs and anchored just outside the river, about 300 meters from shore. The crew did not lock the companionway and went to bed. The next morning they discovered they had been boarded, a thief had entered the yacht and stole a backpack (containing a laptop) and also a pair of sunglasses from the cockpit. Another laptop and cellphone sitting on the nav station were not taken. A police report was made the next day and the crew completed their checkout with officials.

March 16, 2020

2463 – Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Jost van Dyke – White Bay

Incident Date: 2020-03-12 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash, jewelry, cellphones and cameras +

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While charter catamaran guests were ashore for the evening, a thief entered the locked yacht through a deck hatch which was left closed but not locked. Stolen items included cash, jewelry,4 cellphones, cameras + backpacks. A police report was made, and the police visited the yacht and collected forensics from the scene. A second yacht had a similar experience in this bay the same night.

March 12, 2020

2462 – Theft in Grenada – Carriacou – Sandy Island

Incident Date: 2020-03-06 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Standup Paddle Board

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight a Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) was stolen from the deck of a yacht anchored between Sandy and Paradise islands. It was properly secured to the yacht with the leash. A search of the area where wind/waves would have taken it was conducted, but without positive result.

March 6, 2020

2483 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Guadeloupe – Marina Bas du Fort

Incident Date: 2020-03-03 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Vélos

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 0400 HRS four(4) thieves entered the marina, the first by climbing the card controlled gate, and then admitting his three(3) compatriots. They then stole 4 folding bicycles that were locked on the pontoons near the two (2) yachts they belonged to. The hoodie wearing thieves then exited with the stolen bikes thru the marina gate. The marina provided surveillance video and a report was made to the coastguard and the police.

March 3, 2020

2460 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Frigate Island

Incident Date: 2020-02-27 at 23:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy/15HP outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruisers in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen at about 11PM from their yacht anchored near Frigate island. The painter had been cut. A police report was made.

February 27, 2020

2461 – Vandalism in Dominican Republic – Luperon

Incident Date: 2020-02-27 at 20:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: Nothing taken

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners returned to their unlocked yacht after an evening ashore and found they had been boarded. Wet footprints were found in the salon and below. Nothing seemed to be missing, but the yacht had been well searched/ransacked. A report was made to the Navy.

February 27, 2020

2457 – Burglary in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Saigon Bay

Incident Date: 2020-02-22 at 01:00

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Kite boards from inside locked yacht

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an unoccupied but locked yacht in Saigon Bay was burglarized. The thief broke in through a hatch and stole kite boards. An unsuccessful attempt was also made on a second unoccupied yacht in this bay. It is not known if a police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: If you are the owner/victim please complete an easy CSSN online report.

February 22, 2020

2458 – Attempted Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Saigon Bay

Incident Date: 2020-02-22 at 01:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: nothing, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an attempt was made to burglarize 2 unoccupied yachts in Saigon Bay. This was the unsuccessful attempt. The other yacht had kite boards stolen from the locked interior.

February 22, 2020

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