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3509 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon

Incident Date: 2025-01-08 at 03:01

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB center console dinghy / 60HP Suzuki outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A locked 5m center console AB dinghy / 60HP Suzuki engine stolen from the French lagoon near Nettle Bay. It was recovered a few days later near Cadisco minus engine/controls, and returned to the owner. Serial number/HIN numbers provided by the victim were quickly matched to the found dinghy.||A police report was made.||Dinghy VIN COXTM58O04H516|Engine SN 06002F-510841

January 8, 2025

3490 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Grand Marche / Cupecoy

Incident Date: 2025-01-07 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 16ft AB RIB / 60HP Suzuki outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the water, locked 16ft AB dinghy / 60HP Suzuki outboard was stolen in the Cupecoy area. ||It is not known if a police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim, make an online CSSN report. Easy, quick and private. It asks just the right questions and keeps our community well informed.

January 7, 2025

3489 – Burglary in Panama – Linton Bay

Incident Date: 2025-01-05 at 03:46

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Solar panels, Tohatsu 9.8HP-4S outboard, +++

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht was burglarized. The interior was ransacked and many things were stolen, including solar panels and Tohatsu 9.8HP – 4S outboard engine. Police were notified.

January 5, 2025

3511 – Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Tortola – Soper’s Hole/West End

Incident Date: 2025-01-04 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Moorings dinghy #1636 / outboard #642

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A charter yacht was moored in the West End. Overnight their in-the-water and not locked Moorings dinghy #1636 / outboard #642 was stolen.||They made a report to the marina, charter company, and BVI police. ||The Police and charter company indicated they were the 3rd one that week.

January 4, 2025

3484 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach

Incident Date: 2025-01-03 at 00:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: swim trunks

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight thieves stole a swimsuit that had been tied to the back rail. A nearby yacht was boarded by a swimmer, but scared off when discovered, see 3485.

January 3, 2025

3485 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach

Incident Date: 2025-01-03 at 00:45

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: nothing, not successful

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Crew of a catamaran awoke to noise and found a swimmer onboard. They yelled and were able to chase him off, nothing was stolen. They yacht departed the next morning. A nearby yacht was also boarded and swim trunks stolen, see 3485. Authorities on marine patrol were notified later in the day.

January 3, 2025

3487 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay

Incident Date: 2025-01-03 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: center console boat / engine

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The center console boat was stolen from a marine business in Nettle Bay overnight. It was recovered by the owner the next day, with only minor damage and missing a large cooler. The Gendarmes were contacted and they collected evidence.

January 3, 2025

3483 – Attempted Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Virgin Gorda – Spanish Town

Incident Date: 2025-01-02 at 04:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored overnight off Spanish Town. At 0400HRS a crew member heard noise on deck. Looking through a hatch a person was seen standing on the sugar scoop/stern. When discovered the thief jumped back onto a board of some type and swam ashore. A spotlight was used and followed the thief up the beach until he disappeared. A police report was made.

January 2, 2025

3481 – Burglary in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay

Incident Date: 2025-01-01 at 03:00

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Cash, cell phones, laptops

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: PRELIMINARY REPORT: The crew came back to the yacht after celebrating New Year's ashore to see that the wooden door of the companionway was broken and that the interior of the doghouse had been ransacked. Cash, cell phones and laptops were taken. ||A police report is planned. Further updates are expected.

January 1, 2025

3477 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Red Frog

Incident Date: 2024-12-30 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank, 3 gallon

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Thieves attempted to steal a cable locked in-the-water dinghy/ outboard from a yacht. Unable to defeat the dinghy/outboard locks they stole the fuel tank. ||A second yacht in the Red Frog anchorage had their dinghy/outboard stolen the same night. See 3478

December 30, 2024

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