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2027 – Attempted Theft in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Inner Bay

Reported Incident Details from Saint Lucia

An incident of Attempted Theft has been reported in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Inner Bay.

Incident Date 2016-04-06 at 19:00
Event Type Attempted Theft
Stolen Items None
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details A catamaran on a buoy in the inner lagoon of Marigot Bay was entered thru an unsecured hatch between 7 and 8 PM, while the owners were ashore. The thief gathered items but the unexpected return of the owners caused the thief to escape into the water thru the hull emergency exit. Reported to the Police and the Port Captain.
2017 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Inner Bay

Reported Incident Details from Saint Lucia

An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Inner Bay.

Incident Date 2016-03-29 at 04:00
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items Dinghy gas line and sandals
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details We were anchored in the outer harbour with three companion boats. We noticed that our dinghy’s gas line was missing when we went to use it. Presumably it was stolen overnight, while we were asleep. Our dinghy had been in the water but locked to our boat; but the gas line could be easily unclipped. Later, we also realized that a pair of sandals had also been taken from the dinghy. A report was made to the marina.
2018 – Attempted Theft in Belize – Placencia Harbour

Reported Incident Details from Belize

An incident of Attempted Theft has been reported in Belize – Placencia Harbour.

Incident Date 2016-03-23 at 02:00
Event Type Attempted Theft
Stolen Items None
Secured Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details Three men in a dinghy attempted to take our dinghy at around 2:00 AM they cut the two lines that secured our dinghy to our boat, they must not have seen the cable and lock which made their attempt unsuccesful
2087 – Theft in Belize – Hatchet Caye

Reported Incident Details from Belize

An incident of Theft has been reported in Belize – Hatchet Caye.

Incident Date 2016-03-23 at 03:00
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items dinghy/outboard
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details The yacht's dinghy/outboard was tied to the transom overnight, as the weather was too rough to secure it on the davits. The theft occurred between 2am and 5am, the line was cleanly cut leaving a 5 foot length attached to the cleat. Reported to the marina and the Sunsail charter base in Placencia.
2016 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet

Reported Incident Details from Saint Lucia

An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet.

Incident Date 2016-03-10 at 01:10
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items Dinghy, outboard and fueltank
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details Overnight, a well secured but unlocked dinghy was taken from an occupied yacht anchored near Gros Islet, in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. The dinghy is grey, unmarked and type Highfield UL 340 (CN-AFM20190D415) and the outboard a Tohatsu 5 HP (074689AA). Reported to Port Captain, Police, RB Marina and on the local VHF net.
2012 – Assault Resulting in Death in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Wallilabou

Reported Incident Details from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

An incident of Assault Resulting in Death has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Wallilabou.

Incident Date 2016-03-04 at 01:35
Event Type Assault Resulting in Death
Stolen Items unknown
Secured Unknown
Source Type 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details From local news reports: 2 masked gunmen boarded a yacht in Wallilabou at 1:35AM. One person (German national) onboard was killed, and another German national injured. No firsthand details are currently available, local News reports indicate that the Coast Guard was summoned and arrived within 20 minutes. Police investigating, but no arrests at this time. CSSN UPDATE: the following AP Press Report includes some additional details about this tragic event. An unidentified suspect is being questioned by SVG authorities, but has not been charged in the killing, leaving 1 man dead, and 2 injured, including the ship's captain. Money and credit cards were stolen.| |http://news.yahoo.com/st-vincent-probes-killing-german-tourist-aboard-yacht-202907143.html
2015 – Assault in Saint Lucia – Soufriere

Reported Incident Details from Saint Lucia

An incident of Assault has been reported in Saint Lucia – Soufriere.

Incident Date 2016-03-02 at 22:00
Event Type Assault
Stolen Items Wallets and Camera
Secured N/A
Source Type 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details UPDATED as FIRST HAND REPORT 11 March 2016:On the evening of March 2, 2016, returning from dinner ashore at 10 PM, on the SMMA dock that serves the Hummingbird and Still Resorts at Soufriere, St. Lucia, a party of 7 cruisers, accompanied by the Still Resort security guard, were robbed by 3 masked attackers who had a gun, a machete and a club. The security guard was knocked down. The robbers demanded money at gunpoint. They were given wallets and a camera. One woman’s purse was cut off her shoulder with the machete. Her husband was struck on the head with the blunt side of the machete. When the group came into the dock originally, they declined the dinghy watching “service” of some teenagers. The teens were quite unhappy about it and threatened to return with a machete. The cruisers departed St. Lucia immediately. The Still Resort staff has kept the victims advised after making a report to the Royal St. Lucia Police, who are investigating. The camera and wallets (containing only ID)have been recovered.
2075 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Buccament Bay

Reported Incident Details from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Buccament Bay.

Incident Date 2016-02-14 at 21:30
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items Two pairs of flip flops
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details A yacht at anchor had raised and locked their dinghy on stern davits for the night. The yacht itself was fully closed and locked as well. At approximately 2130 hours the captain was awakened by noise against the deck/hull and went to investigate. He discovered three men with scarves covering their heads and faces, rummaging in the hoisted dinghy. The men immediately rowed away in their hard local dinghy. The captain made calls on VHF 16/68 to the SVG Coast Guard, but had no response. They informed the one other yacht in the bay and re-anchored closer to the hotel. The next day it was discovered that canvas covers on forward hatches had been slashed and two pairs of flip flops had been taken from the dinghy. The yacht departed for Bequia the next morning, and made a police report there. CSSN NOTE: While the report to local officials was made in a timely way, this report has just been received by CSSN and is included now for completeness of the records.
2009 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Schoelcher

Reported Incident Details from Martinique (France)

An incident of Theft has been reported in Martinique (France) – Schoelcher.

Incident Date 2016-01-27 at 15:00
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items Dinghy gas tank
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details We tied up the dinghy to the town dock in Schoelcher around 3 pm. We didn’t lock up, however. Some
youngish local guys were hanging around, eating peanuts. On our return at 5pm the gas tank was gone. We found a few peanut shells inside the dinghy. A report was filed with with Gendarmes (the local police).
2010 – Attempted Piracy in Nicaragua – Offshore

Reported Incident Details from Nicaragua

An incident of Attempted Piracy has been reported in Nicaragua – Offshore.

Incident Date 2016-01-27 at
Event Type Attempted Piracy
Stolen Items None
Secured Unknown
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details A large motor yacht was on passage between Colon, Panama and Roatan, Honduras off the coast of Nicaragua north of Isla Providencia (Colombia) when a 60 foot steel fishing boat attempted to ram and board them. At full speed (14 knots) the motor yacht was able to successfully outrun the pirates. A report was made to the US Coast Guard.||CSSN UPDATE First hand report just in from the victims: "Pirates tried to ram and board us off the coast of Nicaragua. They gave chase and at full speed we were able to outrun them. A warning to all cruisers needs to be initiated. We were in transit from Colon, Panama to Roatan, Honduras. We were taking the outside route north of la Providencia ." The vessel was a 60 foot steel vessel- white and blue. Very good condition. Boat name – Mister Henson. Fishing Vessel with crab fence. No other fishing equipment. Minimum of 6 men aboard.||Time 11 am Wednesday morning, January 27. Location :N14*30'13.0 W 081*55'41.9 The Captain was communicating with other boat/partner name Reynaldo. They switched to SSB and we're discussing money. Additional CSSN sources advised: A "Quick [internet] search [revealed the existence of a] Mister Henson IMO # 9064607 trawler built 1992 by Rodriguez Boat Builders Bayou La Batre Alabama. The tonnage is way high to be the boat at 120 ton. But it is flagged Honduras and a search of the builder shows expedition trawlers of 70 feet. If the 120 ton is a typo this is the boat.