Incident Date: 2019-01-31 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/ 25 HP outboard
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight, and in-the-water dinghy/25HP outboard were stolen from a yacht anchored off Gros Islet. No further details are available. CSSN NOTE: If you are the victim, or know them, please encourage a complete online report !
Incident Date: 2019-01-25 at 21:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/2.5HP outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy/2.5 HP outboard was stolen from an anchored yacht at about 9PM. The owner upped anchor to look for his dinghy and found a local fishing boat nearby with 2 men and a boy and saw his deflated dinghy/outboard inside their boat, before the fishing boat motored away. A second yacht anchored in the same bay discovered that their in the water and chain locked dinghy had been slashed. The third boat in the anchorage had lifted and locked their dinghy and had no issues.
Incident Date: 2019-01-25 at 21:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: theft not successful, thieves slashed tubes
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Thieves attempted to steal an in-the-water, chain locked dinghy, but were not successful. They slashed the tubes before departing. Another dinghy/outboard was stolen the same night from this remote anchorage. A third yacht anchored in this same bay had lifted and locked thier dinghy, and reported no issues.
Incident Date: 2019-01-24 at 22:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: DInghy/9.9 HP Yamaha outboard, dinghy minus outboard later recovered
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: An unlocked dinghy/outboard at the Woburn dock was stolen, owners later found the dinghy nearby, minus the engine.
Incident Date: 2019-01-22 at 19:00
Event Type: Attempted Burglary
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners returned to their yacht moored near Happy Island (toward the outside of the mooring area) after an early dinner ashore and found their main sliding door was slightly ajar, and the track had been bent. Upon inspection, it was clear all the large deck hatches of thier catamaran had been fiddled with, as well. The persistent thieves were not successful. No police report was made.
Incident Date: 2019-01-17 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 25HP 4S Yamaha outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: 25HP Yamaha 4S was padlocked to the dinghy, which had been left overnight (locked) at Marina Royale. The simple lock was defeated and the outboard stolen. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2019-01-16 at 22:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB dinghy/ 18 HP Tohatsu
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: The dinghy well cleated to a yacht in the Petit Martinique anchorage was stolen between 6:30 – 8:30PM, while guests were onboard. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2019-01-13 at 21:30
Event Type: Assault
Stolen Items: Currency, personal electronics
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A private yacht with 3 of 7 crew onboard was approached by 6 men armed with handguns, using the pretense of selling water at 2130 HRS. They boarded aggressively and hit one crew member in the head with a gun and then spent considerable time ransacking the boat, terrorizing the crew that was made to lay on the floor all the while the armed boarders repeatedly yelled "cocaine, cocaine". Cash, phones, computers and electronics were taken. Jewelry was left behind, no drugs were (found) onboard. ||Coincidentally, the yachts tender, with the 4 remaining crew returned to the boat, which hastened the thieves departure without making further direct contact. A full police report was made, to local police and Aeronaval. ||CSSN NOTE: Attempts to board other yachts in the anchorage were made this same night most likely by this same group of armed thieves. One later boarding was only deterred when the owner's large dog made its presence known on deck. (See next report) Details of some other attempts/boardings are incomplete. If you were a victim, of a boarding or attempted boarding, PLEASE contact CSSN and complete an online incident report. (LINK to online form)
Incident Date: 2019-01-13 at 23:00
Event Type: Attempted Robbery
Stolen Items: not successfully boarded, deterred by large dog
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A panga with 4+ men attempted to board a cruising yacht anchored in the bay at around 2300 HRS. Surprised, the owner came on deck and responded aggressively verbally, and was only able to dissuade the hostile boarders when his large, 60 lb. dog came on deck. Holstered pistols were visible to the captain.||After departing the panga lit up and then attempted to engage with another nearby yacht. The owner spoke Spanish and after much angry yelling the panga departed. Earlier this same night a cruising yacht was boarded by armed men, and the occupants pistol whipped and robbed at gun point. See Prior report. (LINK)
Incident Date: 2019-01-09 at 21:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: RIB dinghy, 6HP-4S outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Cruisers left their dinghy unlocked at the PAYS dock to attend the weekly PAYS BBQ. When they returned 2-3 hours later, the dinghy was gone. PAYS made an unsuccessful search for the dinghy. The victims filed a police report the next day, and received the paperwork after a lengthy 2.5 hour wait.
