An incident of Burglary has been reported in Grenada – Grenada – Hog Island.
| Incident Date | 2019-07-19 at 23:00 |
| Event Type | Burglary |
| Stolen Items | not determined |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | 6 of 8 yachts affected |
An incident of Burglary has been reported in Grenada – Grenada – Hog Island.
| Incident Date | 2019-07-19 at 23:00 |
| Event Type | Burglary |
| Stolen Items | not determined |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | 7 of 8 yachts affected |
An incident of Burglary has been reported in Grenada – Grenada – Hog Island.
| Incident Date | 2019-07-19 at 23:00 |
| Event Type | Burglary |
| Stolen Items | not determined |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | 8 of 8 yachts affected |
An incident of Assault has been reported in Panama – Bahia Nombre de Dios.
| Incident Date | 2019-07-13 at 19:30 |
| Event Type | Assault |
| Stolen Items | Cash, personal communication devices, laptops, entertainment electronics, videocameras, credit cards, satellite phone, drone, EPIRB |
| Secured | N/A |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A monohull with 2 persons on board departed Linton Bay, Panama for the San Blas islands. Engine issues caused the yacht to make an unplanned stop in Bahia Nombre de Dios, where no other boats were anchored. The necessary repairs were completed but the hour was late and entering the San Blas in the dark was not an option. The crew planned to lock themselves in securely for the night.||They were down below and surprised just after sunset at 1930 HRS by noise on deck. The captain went up to the cockpit and was ambushed and then restrained by 2 swimmers who had boarded and concealed themselves behind opposite sides of the spray hood. Immediately a boat with 4 other men arrived and the captain was held at gunpoint, and then forced back down into the cabin. He had alerted his crew and she had locked herself into a cabin. There were now 6 men onboard, with their faces concealed by t-shirts. The leader held a semiautomatic handgun to the captain’s head. The crew decided the cabin would not remain safe and decided to cooperate fully and came out of the cabin.||For 45 minutes the men ransacked and inspected every space in the yacht, stealing cash, credit cards, phones, cameras and video equipment, laptops, a drone, EPIRB, etc. Several of the items were well concealed. Some of the men appeared to be high on drugs, and were only marginally under the control of the armed leader. Two of the men forced the crew member back into a cabin and indicated they intended to rape her, but the leader prevented this. Once they had collected all things of value all 6 men departed in their boat.||Finally, certain the men had departed the crew exited the cabin and untied the captain. They upped anchor to return to Linton Bay. They noticed their EPIRB blinking in the water near shore, apparently it had been dropped in the water and self-activated. The crew activated DSC and called pan pan on VHF but had NO response. AIS showed large ships nearby. The yacht arrived back at Linton Bay at 2200 HRS.||The Linton Bay marina security team noticed the bright light the crew was waving and went immediately to the anchored yacht. After understanding the situation marina personnel acted quickly and contacted Aeronaval (coastguard) who arrived in a few minutes from their nearby station. Some photos were taken and they indicated they would return with police on Monday, (24+ HRS later). Which they did, and they transported the victims to an inland town to make a formal police report. After many hours waiting no report was made due to the lack of a translator. A second meeting was scheduled and the translator was available and the formal report finally made 2 days later. Follow up sessions to collect forensics on the boat were scheduled for later in the week. The victims have informed their consular officials who are expected to assist.||CSSN NOTE: Unintentionally the water activated EPIRB fulfilled part of its intended purpose. After quick confirmation from the owner’s shore side contacts, who had up to date travel plans for the yacht, it was recognized that the unexpected land location was an emergency. Direct contact was then made with a nearby (2miles) police station and Aeronaval station (5 miles) but no action was taken by either. DSC and pan pan calls by the yacht did not generate any response or assistance.||UPDATED REPORT June 2, 2023 ||In a believed to be related case four men have been convicted of aggravated rape, aggravated robbery and illicit association, and will each serve 20 years in prison plus 5 years additional disqualification from attendance in parks, kindergartens, schools or any place where minors are regularly grouped.| |see CSSN News item here:|| https://safetyandsecuritynet.org/cssn-news-june-4-2023-convictions-in-assault-case-nombre-de-dios-panama/ |
An incident of Attempted Theft has been reported in Panama – Linton Bay.
| Incident Date | 2019-07-13 at 04:00 |
| Event Type | Attempted Theft |
| Stolen Items | nothing, not successful |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Captain was onboard his yacht but awakened at 0400HRS when his security system detected the attempted theft of his (locked) dinghy. When the thief saw his flashlight and realized he had been discovered he started his engine and departed. No police report was made. |
An incident of Robbery has been reported in Panama – Linton Bay.
| Incident Date | 2019-07-11 at 01:00 |
| Event Type | Robbery |
| Stolen Items | everything |
| Secured | Does not apply |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | At approximatley 0100 HRS five (5) men armed with guns boarded a foreign flagged catamaran anchored off the Linton Bay marina. The captain surrendered “everything” at gunpoint. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Frigate Island.
| Incident Date | 2019-07-09 at 23:59 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | dinghy and 5HP outboard |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Ten(10) boats were in the anchorage overnight. Three (3) left dinghies in the water, 2 of which were locked, but a charter boat left theirs unlocked. It was stolen overnight, the line cut. A police report was made. |
An incident of Attempted Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – L’Ance Guyac.
| Incident Date | 2019-07-07 at 04:00 |
| Event Type | Attempted Theft |
| Stolen Items | None |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A cruising catamaran was at anchor just south of L’Ance Guyac point on Canouan. At 04:00 am on 07/07/19, occupants were awoken by a noise on deck and found a man onboard trying to unlock the dinghy, which was raised and secured with a chain. The boarder jumped in the water and disappeared on a small red and white dinghy without a motor. |
An incident of Attempted Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House).
| Incident Date | 2019-07-04 at 03:12 |
| Event Type | Attempted Theft |
| Stolen Items | None |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Sleeping owners were awakened by a noise on deck and opened a hatch just as their sensor light came on and illuminated a man trying to gain entry to the salon. The intruder jumped overboard. The Coast Guard was notified and arrived after a delay. An unsuccessful search was made of shore, and they took a report. All hatches and companionways were locked at the time of the boarding. All valuable items on deck were also secured and locked. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Martin (France) – Chicken Island.
| Incident Date | 2019-07-03 at 22:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Dinghy and outboard Honda 10hp |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | An in-the-water cable-locked inflatable dinghy with a 10hp Honda outboard was stolen sometime during the night of 7/3/19 while the owner was asleep onboard. |
