Incident Date: 2019-04-06 at 22:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 3.5m dinghy, 30 HP Mercury outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A 3.5m dinghy with a 30HP Mercury outboard locked (chained) to the Indigo Factory dinghy dock at the marina was stolen between 10-11:30PM. The dinghy minus the outboard was later recovered and returned to the owner.
Incident Date: 2019-04-05 at 01:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None, not successful.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: On a mooring just north of the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour entrance, among about 10 other yachts, owners awoke to discover that they had been boarded overnight. Their flag pole had been broken, as well as the sat phone antenna and MOB light/pole. Their in-the-water, but chained dinghy, apparently the target of thieves, remained secured. The owners reported the attempted theft and damage to the paid mooring minder the next morning.
Incident Date: 2019-04-04 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 20 HP Suzuki outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners returned to their locked dinghy at the Esperanza community dock and found that 20HP engine (also locked to the dinghy) had been cut from the transom, while at the dock. The locked dinghy remained, but thieves had sawed through the clamping bolts and stolen the engine . A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2019-04-04 at 10:30
Event Type: Attempted Piracy
Stolen Items: None, not successful
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: CSSN PRELIMINARY REPORT : A 53′ Trinidad flagged monohull transiting from Trinidad to Grenada with 2 persons onboard was approached by 8 pirates in an open piroque at 10:30 AM, at approximate position 11-24N, 61-36W, about 16 miles NNE of the Hibiscus gas platform, and 37 miles south of Grenada.
The pirates 40 ft. boat had 2 large outboards, was white/blue with an orange bow and approached from the east. The pirates fired warning shots into the air and indicated they wished the yacht to stop. It did not. Additional warning shots were fired as the helmsman attempted to use the VHF radio, which he did not. High seas prevented the piroque from successfully approaching and boarding as the yacht maintained full speed and began zigzag maneuvers. Additional shots were then fired at the boat and helmsman, damaging the hull and coach roof, but no injuries were sustained.
The pirates gave up and fled the area at high speed to the west. Reports were made by the victims on arrival in Grenada to both Grenada and Trinidad/Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG).
Yachting Services Association Trinidad/Tobago (YSATT) indicates that TTCG are on “High Alert” and have added assets and increased patrols in the area. As the overall situation in nearby Venezuela is not expected to improve, plans are being formulated to form escort/convoys. Float plans filed with TTCG and North Post Radio remain the best method for communicating with officals there.
Additional details are expected and CSSN will update this report when they are received.
Incident Date: 2019-04-03 at 00:01
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A charter catamaran was moored off the Tamarind Beach Hotel dock. While sleeping, they were boarded and cash was stolen from 2 purses in the salon, which was not locked. Some loose bills found on the floor the next morning alerted everyone to the theft. The thief had taken care to replace the wallets in the purses and put them carefully back in place on the chart table. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2019-03-31 at 16:30
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Motoryacht owners decided to snorkel in an area about 100m from their yacht. They noticed a local open motor boat with one man aboard idling slowly around the anchorage, and saw him tie up to a nearby mooring, jump in, swim to their boat, climb the ladder and enter their salon. They immediately began shouting and swimming back towards their vessel, which alerted others on boats in the anchorage who also began shouting at the intruder, who then jumped off the yacht and swam back to his boat and then motored away. Owners returned to their yacht and used their dinghy to pursue the individual, who had moored off the beach. When confronted he said he “did not steal anything’, and “sorry”. Vessels in the anchorage were notified by VHF, and the marina dock master was provided a picture of the intruder’s boat.
Incident Date: 2019-03-26 at 11:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy anchor
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A visiting yacht had deployed a stern anchor (line plus chain rode to anchor) behind its dinghy at the concrete wall of the town dock. On their return to the dock after a walk, they found the stern anchor and its entire rode had been stolen. A report was made to the Police and the Port Captain, but no witnesses could be located.
Incident Date: 2019-03-26 at 16:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners discovered that their dinghy, which was locked to the boatyard dinghy dock, had been stolen.
Incident Date: 2019-03-25 at 09:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 3ipads, 1 iPhone, liquor, clothing, sunglasses,
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners left their catamaran unlocked to go diving, and on their return discovered wet footprints onboard. The swimmer had brought a dry bag and had stolen 3 iPads, an iPhone, liquor, sunglasses, clothing and shoes. The owners found footprints and drag marks for the bag ashore. The police were notified.
Incident Date: 2019-03-22 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Suzuki 4S outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy was lifted on davits and cable locked to the yacht while the owners were absent between March 16-22 . On their return, the owners found the dinghy remained locked to the yacht on the davits, but the outboard ( also locked to the dinghy) had been stolen. A police report was made.
