An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon.
| Incident Date | 2024-02-05 at 22:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Carolina skiff / 18HP Nissan (later recoverd) |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Video surveillance recorded the theft of the locked Carolina skiff/ 18HP Nissan dinghy from the Island Water World dock. || It was recovered in good condition with the outboard the next day. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Cumberland Bay.
| Incident Date | 2024-02-02 at 19:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | engineless dinghy |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A not-locked and engineless dinghy was stolen from the dinghy dock in Cumberland Bay around 1900HRs. A report was made to the Coast Guard. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Guadeloupe (France) – Ile des Saintes – Terre D’en Haut.
| Incident Date | 2024-01-30 at 16:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Owners discovered their locked dinghy had been stolen from the Terre D'en Haut dinghy dock. It is not known if a police report was made. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay.
| Incident Date | 2024-01-29 at 20:10 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Dingy outboard fuel tank |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Owner returned to the dinghy dock and found the fuel tank had been stolen from their locked to the dock dinghy. They later learned that 3 others had suffered a similar fate. The guard did not notice the thefts but the license plate was captured on video surveillance. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Grenada – Grenada – Mt. Hartman Bay.
| Incident Date | 2024-01-25 at 20:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | kayak |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A kayak stored tied up in a tree in Mt. Hartmann Bay was stolen between January 22-27. A police report was made.||It was found in the mangroves several days later with a paddleboard that had also been stolen from a yacht in the Secret Harbor Marina. (See 3222) A large tactical knife and a length of pipe/rebar was found under the seat. The knife was turned over to the police.||Both the kayak and the SUP were returned to their owners. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Grenada – Grenada – Mt. Hartman Bay – Marina.
| Incident Date | 2024-01-25 at 01:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | stand up paddleboard (SUP) |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Owners of a catamaran docked at Secret Harbor Marina discovered their standup paddle board had been stolen from their deck overnight. A report was made to the Marina.||Several days later a swimmer noticed the SUP and a missing kayak hidden along the nearby mangroves and advised the marina, who came and collected it . The owner of the kayak was also located and reunited with his kayak (see 3221). |
An incident of Vandalism has been reported in Puerto Rico (US) – Big Island – Salinas.
| Incident Date | 2024-01-16 at 13:24 |
| Event Type | Vandalism |
| Stolen Items | Dinghy intentionally damaged. Hole punctured through a tube completely from one side to the other |
| Secured | Does not apply |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | With permission from the Marina de Salinas, owners left their dinghy at their dock at 0900HRS. At 1700HRS when they returned the bow chamber of their 11'AB was completely deflated. They were able to return to their yacht and upon inspection found that there were matching/aligning holes on both sides of the tube that were also present in their reinforced chaps. A report was made to the marina and the police. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Panama – Rio Chagres.
| Incident Date | 2024-01-11 at 04:30 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | dinghy with Yamaha 9.9HP engine. |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A yacht anchored alone in the Rio Chagres anchorage. On the third night the in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen. The owner had heard an outboard around 0430HRS and at 0500HRS he found the dinghy had been stolen. He reported the incident to the marina, on the VHF net and to the police.||Serial number Yamaha 6AUK S 1083170|Serial number 3D tender UL 260 FR DAL72604C222 |
An incident of Attempted Theft has been reported in Saint Lucia – Soufriere.
| Incident Date | 2024-01-07 at 02:00 |
| Event Type | Attempted Theft |
| Stolen Items | not successful |
| Secured | N/A |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | At 0200HRS when it began to rain the crew of a yacht on a Soufriere Marine Management Association (SMMA) mooring off Malgretout beach awakened and closed a hatch as it started to rain. This likely startled a boarder who tripped and then fell back into the RIB dinghy that had been positioned alongside the yacht, in an apparent attempt to avoid the well lit cockpit. From a portlight the captain observed 3 hooded men in the RIB and then began yelling at the boarders. The 3 hooded men abandoned their attempt, started their outboard and left. ||The yacht made ready and departed for Rodney Bay ten minutes later. | |A report was made to the SMMA. The Marine Police did not answer their phone, but a voice message was left, but no contact has been made with the victim. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Jost van Dyke – Great Harbour.
| Incident Date | 2024-01-06 at 22:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | 13' aluminum AB dinghy with 30HP Tohatsu EverRun 2-stroke |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A dinghy locked to the central dock in Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke, was stolen between 2130-2200HRS. Serial numbers Aluminum deep-V 13-foot AB, Hull ID COXTM53014L314i and 30HP Tohatsu EverRun Serial # 047066AC. Reports were made to the BVI,BVI/USVI police, Coast Guard, the BVI Charter Yacht Society, and the USVI equivalent, the VIPCA.||CSSN UPDATE: The victim have advised that with help from the local community and the BVI Marine Units of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force the dinghy has been recovered. All the dinghy contents (fuel tank, PFDs, depth sounder, swim ladder, lights, all lines, shoes, etc) were missing but the dinghy/outboard were both operational. |
