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2193 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Marina

Incident Date: 2018-02-02 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: On a Rodney Bay Marina mooring in the lagoon , a not locked fuel tank was stolen from the dinghy. The owner heard noise but the thieves had already gotten away. The owner remained in the cockpit overnight and the thieves returned later with faces covered, but he was able to scare them away. No police report was made.

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February 2, 2018

2189 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Reduit Beach

Incident Date: 2018-01-30 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Caribe dinghy with 15HP engine

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen, the line had been cut. Owners made a report on the VHF and to the local police.

CSSN NOTE: This is the fourth dinghy incident reported to CSSN in the last month in the Rodney Bay area, use Zoom-Tap, Know & Go to easily review activity in the Rodnay Bay area

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January 30, 2018

2185 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Buccament Bay

Incident Date: 2018-01-25 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: snorkel gear and binoculars, failed attempt to steal dinghy

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners woke to discover that thieves had boarded their locked catamaran overnight. In an attempt to steal the dinghy the thieves had lowered it from the davits until until the locking cable became apparent when it went tight and prevented the theft. The dinghy was left partially suspended. 2 sets of snorkel gear and a pair of binoculars were taken from the cockpit. The yacht departed immediately and no police report was made.

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January 25, 2018

2187 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Reduit Beach

Incident Date: 2018-01-25 at 22:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was stolen from a not specified dock in Rodney Bay. It was not locked to the dock, but the engine was locked to the dinghy. It was apparently taken to the Redduit beach area and the outboard and fuel tank lock defeated, and then set adrift. A cruiser anchored in the bay noticed it drifting by his yacht at 10:30 PM and rescued it, and the next day turned the engineless dinghy in to Customs who located the owner. It is not known if a police report was made by the owner.

CSSN NOTE: This is the third dinghy incident reported to CSSN in the last month in the Rodney Bay area, use Zoom-Tap, Know & Go to easily review activity in the Rodnay Bay area

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January 25, 2018

2184 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Reduit Beach

Incident Date: 2018-01-19 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in the water dinghy went "missing" from a catamaran anchored in Rodney Bay. The next day it was found locked to a marina dock, minus the Yamaha 25HP 2S outboard. 2 local men were there and demanded a reward from the crew to unlock the dinghy. The captain had gone to file a police report and was not available for questions. It is not known if/how the dinghy and outboard were secured, or if the outboard was recovered, or if any "reward" was paid. ||CSSN NOTE: If you are, or know, the owner please contact CSSN to complete an updated online incident report

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January 19, 2018

2188 – Attempted Piracy in Honduras – Location – Listed – Honduras

Incident Date: 2018-01-18 at 17:00

Event Type: Attempted Piracy

Stolen Items: n/a

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A sailing yacht with 2 persons onboard departed Belize for Panama via Providencia. Off the Gordo Banks at 5PM at a position of 16*36.700N 082*17.280W they observed a small fishing boat with an enclosure on an intersecting course. They immediately altered course 90 degrees and noticed the small boat continued to attempt to follow. 2 other small fishing boats were spotted about 2-3 miles further away.||Listening to VHF they heard a discussion in Spanish about stealing a dingy (theirs was on the foredeck) and no other vessels were in the vicinity. The crew hailed a merchant vessel located about 15 nm away, and one of the small fishing boats made a false response, attempting to impersonate the merchant vessel. A private VHF DSC call was made to the merchant ship. Radar indicated that the small boats were unable to close the gap into difficult sea and wind conditions, and had fallen further out of range as it became dark. The yacht continued without lights or AIS transmit.||The next day VHF traffic in Spanish was overheard discussing "keeping a lookout for a white sailboat that got away last night".||The yacht continued to Providencia without further incident.

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January 18, 2018

2191 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Marie Galante – St. Louis

Incident Date: 2018-01-17 at 16:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: the dinghy painter

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The dingy painter was securely tied to the main dingy dock in Saint Louis, Marie Galante. The dingy chain was passed through the dock cleat and around the painter knot and locked very tightly. Between 8AM and 4PM the painter was cut from the D ring at the front of the dingy and worked out from where it was chained to the dock and stolen.

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January 17, 2018