An incident of Theft has been reported in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-20 at 01:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Gen3 Starlink dish |
| Secured | N/A |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Overnight a thief stole the Gen3 Starlink dish from the the yacht's deck. A police report was made and Starlink notified. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Martinique (France) – St. Anne.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-20 at 21:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | An unlocked dinghy at the St. Anne dinghy dock was stolen. No further details are available.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim please make a quick/easy online report here ! |
An incident of Other has been reported in Dominica – Prince Rupert Bay – Portsmouth town dock.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-16 at 11:30 |
| Event Type | Other |
| Stolen Items | None |
| Secured | N/A |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A yacht anchored in Prince Rupert Bay tied their dinghy to the fishing dock in town to walk to the Saturday market in town. A man approached and began shouting at the couple and followed them. He had no visible weapons and threatened to break the man's neck. Others became concerned and intervened, and encouraged that a police report be made. The couple made a police report and the police gave a verbal caution. ||On Tuesday, the crew returned to the dock and were again threatened by the same man. Again, others intervened and there were no injuries. A second report was made to the police. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Puerto Rico (US) – Big Island – San Antonia channel.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-16 at 05:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Honda 2.3HP 4S engine (BEABC-1064827), cable and oars |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A yacht had been anchored for almost a month among about 30 other yachts opposite the Old San Juan marina. Their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen overnight while they slept onboard. The dinghy was recovered ashore the next morning. The engine had been well locked to the dinghy, the thieves were prepared and cut the transom mounting clamps and stole the whole engine/cable lock assembly and the oars. A report was made to the marina and the police. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Marina.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-15 at 02:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | 6 new fenders and mooring line |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Cruisers returned to their yacht in Rodney Bay Marina after a 2 week absence and noticed that an unoccupied neighboring yacht was missing all its fenders and a spring line. Close inspection revealed the fender lines had been cut. The marina was notified and they used one of their own fenders to help prevent damage. Few lights were working on the dock and no CCTV coverage was in place. |
An incident of Attempted Theft has been reported in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-10 at 01:50 |
| Event Type | Attempted Theft |
| Stolen Items | attempted theft of raised dinghy/outboard |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Cruisers anchored in the lagoon awoke at 0150HRS to sounds on their aft deck. A thief had boarded and was attempting to lower their raised and tied off dinghy/outboard. They began banging on the ceiling of their aft cabin and the thief aborted his efforts and jumped back in his dinghy and drifted a short way off while claiming he "needed gas". ||The cruisers used a spot light to light up the scene and began recording video. The thief had a second dinghy already in tow and departed the lagoon via the Sandy Ground bridge. ( See 3281) A report was made on the VHF net the next morning, where another cruiser confirmed their dinghy had been stolen overnight. A police report was made and the video provided to authorities. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-10 at 01:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | dinghy / outboard |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Overnight a yacht in the lagoon had its in-the-water and not locked dinghy stolen. A report was made to the Dutch police.||A second yacht had lifted their dinghy an was able to interrupt the thief, see 3280. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Jost van Dyke – Diamond Cay.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-10 at 01:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | dinghy / outboard |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Overnight, a charter yacht in Diamond Cay had their in-the-water and not locked dinghy/engine stolen. The lines had been cut. No further details are available. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Martinique (France) – St. Anne.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-06 at 14:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | choke assembly stolen from Tohatsu 9.8HP 4S engine |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Dinghy owner returned to the St. Anne dinghy dock at 1500HRS and found that the outboard engine's choke assembly had been stolen. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Blue Lagoon.
| Incident Date | 2024-04-06 at 10:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Handheld VHF radio |
| Secured | N/A |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A cruising yacht was moored and occupied for 4 days in Blue Lagoon, SVG. The owner left the boat fully secured and unsupervised for 2 hours to provision. Upon returning he discovered the helm cover had been opened on the fly bridge and the handheld VHF radio had been stolen. No police report was made. |
