Incident Date: 2020-02-20 at 14:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy fuel line and Hawaiian sling
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners of a dinghy locked to the Gallows Bay dinghy dock returned to find that the fuel line and a Hawaiian sling (unlocked) had been stolen from the dinghy.
Incident Date: 2020-02-20 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: cellphone
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored off Princess Margaret beach was locked but had a small port-light open. A thief reached in and stole a cellphone during dinner while ashore or overnight while those onboard slept. The cellphone was not visible from outside the yacht, so a long reach and some time to find it by feel was required. An informal police report was made the next day.
Incident Date: 2020-02-16 at 22:00
Event Type: Assault
Stolen Items: various, details not available
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A single hander who anchored near Anse Chastenet was boarded by 3men/2 boats with guns, and assaulted. Thieves demanded "drugs" and stole various items. The captain was injured severely and required medical treatment. A police report was made the next day. ||CSSN NOTE: If you are the victim, or know him, please encourage a complete CSSN firsthand report, https://safetyandsecuritynet.org/submit-incident-report/
Incident Date: 2020-02-14 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight and in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from an anchored yacht . No further details are available. ||CSSN NOTE: If you are the owner please contact CSSN to file a complete report.
Incident Date: 2020-02-14 at 14:00
Event Type: Vandalism
Stolen Items: Dinghy vandalized/punctured
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Dinghy was intentionally damaged (3 knife punctures) by persons unknown while locked to the St. Pierre dinghy dock during daylight hours.
Incident Date: 2020-02-06 at 21:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy/15HP Yamaha outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Three(3) dinghies were cable locked together on the beach in front of the church while owners were ashore for dinner. When they returned about 2 hours later the cable had been cut and one of the dinghies stolen. Helped by their friends, a search turned up the dinghy, minus the 15HP Yamaha outboard (which had been locked to the dinghy) . See CSSN News item for info on how the outboard was eventually recovered and returned to the owners.
Incident Date: 2020-02-03 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht on a mooring was left unlocked with a large dog on-board while owner was ashore from 8-10PM. A thief boarded and stole cash but left other items . It is unknown if a police report was made. ||If you are, or know this victim, please encourage a complete firsthand report.||UPDATE 2/13/2020: CSSN has received a firsthand report from the victim. Additional details include that there was some damage to the interior of the yacht, and that the thief likely used tools they found there. A report was made to the Navy, who visited the boat and took pictures but no forensics. CSSN has contacted stakeholders in Luperon to clarify the correct reporting process for the Dominican Republic.
Incident Date: 2020-01-30 at 01:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: not determined
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Minders of a yacht in Luperon Bay discovered it had been burglarized. The thief had gained entry via the companionway and used tools to defeat/remove the boats locking hardware. No further details are available.
Incident Date: 2020-01-29 at 19:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 3D RIB tender with 6HP Tohatsu outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Dinghy was locked to the Trois Islet dinghy dock and stolen between 6-7:30PM. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2020-01-28 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Walker Bay dinghy
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A Walker Bay dinghy tied to the Tyrrel Bay Marina dinghy dock was stolen overnight. Friends of the owner noticed a similar dinghy tied to a boat at Sandy Island. They investigated and discovered it was the stolen dinghy, based on its unique/custom lifting hardware. The rubber pontoons had been removed and a black cove stripe had been painted on the dinghy. After some "discussion" the dinghy was taken by the friends and returned to the owners. The police were called and indicated they would come to the boat for the report.
