An incident of Theft has been reported in Martinique (France) – Schoelcher.
| Incident Date | 2022-02-08 at 01:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Highfield 310 RIB dinghy / 15HP Honda outboard |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Overnight the yacht's in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen while the owners slept onboard. A police report was made. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Guadeloupe (France) – Ile des Saintes – Terre D’en Haut.
| Incident Date | 2022-02-03 at 19:30 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Two deep sea fishing poles |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Owners aboard a yacht on a mooring in Les Saintes harbor discovered that their 2 fishing poles had been stolen. They had both been secured with dyneema safety straps, which had been cut. Other items (snorkel gear, grill) which were nearby were not taken. The theft was reported to the moorings operator, and the police who were helpful and took/provided a full report. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Cuba – Cienfuegos Harbor.
| Incident Date | 2022-02-03 at 23:08 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | 3 sets of masks and snorkels |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Owners left the yacht in Marlin Marina Cienfuegos for a few days. Despite security on the dock, a thief had stolen 3 masks/snorkels from the unlocked cockpit locker during their brief absence. There was no damage and the thieves did not enter the locked yacht.|| A second yacht (buddy boat) had swim fins taken during the same timeframe (see 2753). |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Cuba – Cienfuegos Harbor.
| Incident Date | 2022-02-03 at 23:30 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | 2 sets of dive fins |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Owners left the boat in Marlin Marina Cienfuegos for a few days. When they returned they found that a thief had stolen 2 pairs of dive fins from their unlocked cockpit locker , there was no damage and the thieves did not enter the locked yacht. (boat #2, see 2752) |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Tobago Cays.
| Incident Date | 2022-02-02 at 01:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | AB dinghy / 15HP 2S Yamaha outboard |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Overnight the in-the-water and not locked AB dinghy/15HP outboard was stolen. A verbal report was made to the Marine Park, and a police report was made at Union Island, SVG. |
An incident of Attempted Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Chatham Bay.
| Incident Date | 2022-02-01 at 04:45 |
| Event Type | Attempted Theft |
| Stolen Items | nothing, not successful |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A yacht owner was awakened when he heard sounds against the hull at 0445HRS on his first night in Chatham Bay. He found two males had come alongside in a small unpowered boat with padded gunwales, near the bow where the dinghy had been stored overnight on deck. He began yelling and they quickly rowed away, offering no explanation for their presence. The captain alerted the other 12 or so yachts in the anchorage by VHF and by ringing the yachts bell. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Grenada – Grenada – Chemin Bay.
| Incident Date | 2022-01-30 at 02:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | AB AL10 Inflatable dinghy, aluminum hull, with grey chaps. Wire straps for davit lifting and loops in floor for tank tie down. White high speed anti-fouling on the hull. |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A local yacht owner's dinghy was stolen from the sandbar area known as Old Harbour in Chemin Bay, Westerhall, over the weekend. The outboard was not left on the dinghy and the dinghy was chain locked to another larger boat but could have been accessed from land or seaside. A report was made to the Coast Guard. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth).
| Incident Date | 2022-01-28 at 21:15 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Anchor and chain, cut the line |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Owners discovered that the dinghy anchor and chain/rope rode had been cut and stolen from their locked-to the-dock dinghy. No police report was made. |
An incident of Attempted Theft has been reported in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay.
| Incident Date | 2022-01-24 at 04:00 |
| Event Type | Attempted Theft |
| Stolen Items | Not succcessful – attempted dinghy theft. |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Owners were asleep onboard and awoke to voices at 0400HRs and overheard 2 men, one exclaimed in clear English “Oh f***, there is a chain and a lock”, and then some splashing was heard. Upon investigation the in-the-water dinghy was still chained to the yacht and no one was visible. Nothing was taken from the the dinghy. |
An incident of Assault has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Buccament Bay.
| Incident Date | 2022-01-16 at 02:30 |
| Event Type | Assault |
| Stolen Items | Camera, computer, cash, phone |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Two yachts were the only visiting yachts anchored in Buccament Bay, St. Vincent. On the second night of their stay, the singlehanded captain/owner of one of the yachts awoke when he was being choked by 1 of 2 men who had boarded through a closed but not locked companionway. After the attackers displayed a gun to ensure cooperation a cloth/hood was placed over the captains head and he was tied up. The thieves ransacked the boat taking cash and electronics (phone, computer, camera). The thieves seemed unprepared to take the lifted and chain locked dinghy from it davits. They departed in an unpowered boat, which authorities indicated may have been stolen from a nearby bay. ||A call was made on VHF 16 and a lighthouse station responded, and then contacted the Coast Guard, who arrived promptly and also contacted the police. The police arrived promptly to take a report, but no forensics were collected. ||CSSN NOTE: The thieves had attempted to board the other yacht earlier the same night, but were not successful when the owners awoke and were able to discourage the two men. VHF calls to their buddy boat (victim above), were not answered. |
