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3817 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit


Incident Date: 2026-04-10 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy, Outboard Motor

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht near Witches Tit had their in-the-water and locked dinghy stolen. The dinghy minus the engine was later recovered. No police report was made. No further details are currently available.

CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim, please make a timely and complete firsthand CSSN report, and a police report. Safety and security are a shared responsibility, it’s important to our cruising community.

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3813 – Attempted Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Marina


Incident Date: 2026-03-09 at 03:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Yacht owners were asleep onboard their yacht berthed in Rodney Bay Marina when they were awakened by noise on deck. They investigated and found a man had boarded and was attempting to steal the outboard from their lifted (davits) and locked dinghy. The thief departed and a report was made to the marina.

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3812 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Marina


Incident Date: 2026-03-06 at 18:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15hp Enduro)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owner of a yacht berthed at Rodney Bay Marina and lifted and locked their dinghy and outboard. The owner was not onboard when well prepared thieves took advantage of an island-wide power failure, cut the locking cables and stole the outboard engine from the dockside, off the lifted (and captive) dinghy. The yacht’s security cameras had shut off. A report was made to the marina office, and their security footage will be checked but no cameras were visible in the immediate area.

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3811 – Theft in Panama – Linton Bay


Incident Date: 2026-04-07 at 09:40

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Laptop Computer (1GWTN14110SL0A21E011810)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A thief entered an unlocked boat at anchor in Linton Bay while the owner was away, and stole the laptop computer.

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3809 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2026-03-31 at 23:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Other: dinghy light, pump, fuel line cut

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: The owners returned to the Marigot dinghy dock and found that a thief had stolen their dinghy light, pump, and cut the fuel tank line. Other dinghies were also affected. See 3804.

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3803 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Marina


Incident Date: 2026-04-01 at 12:32

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel Tank, Other: Foot Pump

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owners returned to the Simpson Bay marina dinghy dock and found that their dinghy had been ransacked, and several items stolen. The dinghy was locked to the dock, but the thief cut the fuel line and stole the fuel tank as well as the dinghy foot pump. A report was made to the marina.

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3802 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Marina


Incident Date: 2026-03-30 at 23:37

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel Tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owners arrived at the marina dingy dock at about 2300HRS, and cable locked the dinghy before departing to a nearby venue. When they returned at 2355HRS they found that the dinghy had been rummaged through and the fuel tank stolen. They went immediately to the security kiosk and the guard reviewed the surveillance video. The thief had arrived by dinghy and rummaged through several of the dinghies, left, and then returned to steal their fuel tank before departing again.

No police report was made.

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3805 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2026-03-19 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel Tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: the owner returned to the Marigot dinghy dock and found that their fuel tank had been stolen.

It is not known if a police report was made.

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