Incident Date: 2017-08-09 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy and outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: dinghy/outboard stolen overnight
Incident Date: 2017-07-26 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy and outboard (AB 4.3 m fiberglass dinghy with Yamaha Enduro 40 hp outboard)
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A locked and in-the-water dinghy was stolen overnight, remnants of the severed painter and cable were all that remained. A police report was filed in Clifton and local marine park authorities were also notified.
Incident Date: 2017-07-26 at 01:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: none noticed immediately
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A charter catamaran was boarded overnight. The captain heard noise as a hatch was being opened and chased the man, who dove overboard and swam away. The SVG Coast Guard took a report from the victims the next day.
Incident Date: 2017-07-25 at 01:20
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: Nil.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht was boarded by a single male who dove overboard and swam away after being confronted by the owners from behind the locked cabin door at about 1 AM. Several VHF calls to the SVG Coast Guard were not answered. The owners departed the next morning and made a report to the SVG police in Bequia, who indicated they would forward the report to the SVG Canouan police.
Incident Date: 2017-07-24 at 16:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: Failed
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Attempted theft of dinghy from the dinghy dock, was reported to local authorities.
Incident Date: 2017-07-11 at 04:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 12 ft. AB rib with 25 HP Yamaha engine
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy/outboard locked to a private dock was stolen overnight. The same night 2 other boats were boarded and ransacked at this same dock and a nearby dinghy’s outboard was stolen from a lifted dinghy on an unoccupied yacht. Owners believe all events are related and were conducted from the water vs. land side . A police report was made, and also announced on the VHF net.
Incident Date: 2017-07-11 at 04:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 15 HP Suzuki 4 stroke engine
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unoccuopied yacht on a mooring had its dinghy’s outboard stolen overnight. The dinghy was lifted and the outboard was locked to the dinghy.The same night a dinghy at a nearby dock was stolen and 2 boats at the same dock were ransacked. A police report was made and this was also announced on the VHF net.
Incident Date: 2017-06-29 at 01:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None – unsuccessful
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water dinghy with outboard had 2 lines cut, but lock/chain prevented theft
Incident Date: 2017-06-16 at 10:00
Event Type: Attempted Piracy
Stolen Items: unsuccessful
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: NOTE: CSSN has recently received this report from June 2017, and we are publishing now to share the victims firsthand information so it can be included in our incident database, and all maps (including the regional Piracy Maps) .Unfortunately, the victims only recently became aware of CSSN, and we encourage everyone to spread the word about CSSN so that all reports can be published in a timely way. ||A 33FT steel sailing yacht with 2 persons on board was transiting from Isla Providencia, Colombia to Roatan, Honduras. At 10AM at position 14-26N, 82-11W, approximately 65 miles off the Nicaraguan coast a 25ft launcha with 4 men onboard approached at high speed from the east in a menacing way. ||The captain, prepared with a firearm fired a warning shot as the launcha came within 50 meters. The pirates, aware of the warning shot paused briefly but then displayed machetes and resumed their approach. At the point of having their hands on the rails to begin boarding the captain fired his remaining loaded round very close to the pirate on the tiller. The pirates, apparently reconsidering the risk, departed.|| The yacht continued its passage without further incident.
Incident Date: 2017-06-14 at 12:10
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Outboard motor tool & spares kit
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: When stowing their dinghy at departure, owners discovered that the waterproof pouch containing the outboard toolkit and spares had been taken from the dinghy during their 2 week stay in Admiralty Bay, Bequia. No police report was made.
