An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Martin (France) – Marina Royale.
| Incident Date | 2019-01-17 at 02:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | 25HP 4S Yamaha outboard |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | 25HP Yamaha 4S was padlocked to the dinghy, which had been left overnight (locked) at Marina Royale. The simple lock was defeated and the outboard stolen. A police report was made. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Grenada – Petit Martinique – anchorage.
| Incident Date | 2019-01-16 at 22:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | AB dinghy/ 18 HP Tohatsu |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | The dinghy well cleated to a yacht in the Petit Martinique anchorage was stolen between 6:30 – 8:30PM, while guests were onboard. A police report was made. |
An incident of Assault has been reported in Panama – Portobello.
| Incident Date | 2019-01-13 at 21:30 |
| Event Type | Assault |
| Stolen Items | Currency, personal electronics |
| Secured | Unknown |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A private yacht with 3 of 7 crew onboard was approached by 6 men armed with handguns, using the pretense of selling water at 2130 HRS. They boarded aggressively and hit one crew member in the head with a gun and then spent considerable time ransacking the boat, terrorizing the crew that was made to lay on the floor all the while the armed boarders repeatedly yelled "cocaine, cocaine". Cash, phones, computers and electronics were taken. Jewelry was left behind, no drugs were (found) onboard. ||Coincidentally, the yachts tender, with the 4 remaining crew returned to the boat, which hastened the thieves departure without making further direct contact. A full police report was made, to local police and Aeronaval. ||CSSN NOTE: Attempts to board other yachts in the anchorage were made this same night most likely by this same group of armed thieves. One later boarding was only deterred when the owner's large dog made its presence known on deck. (See next report) Details of some other attempts/boardings are incomplete. If you were a victim, of a boarding or attempted boarding, PLEASE contact CSSN and complete an online incident report. (LINK to online form) |
An incident of Attempted Robbery has been reported in Panama – Portobello.
| Incident Date | 2019-01-13 at 23:00 |
| Event Type | Attempted Robbery |
| Stolen Items | not successfully boarded, deterred by large dog |
| Secured | Does not apply |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A panga with 4+ men attempted to board a cruising yacht anchored in the bay at around 2300 HRS. Surprised, the owner came on deck and responded aggressively verbally, and was only able to dissuade the hostile boarders when his large, 60 lb. dog came on deck. Holstered pistols were visible to the captain.||After departing the panga lit up and then attempted to engage with another nearby yacht. The owner spoke Spanish and after much angry yelling the panga departed. Earlier this same night a cruising yacht was boarded by armed men, and the occupants pistol whipped and robbed at gun point. See Prior report. (LINK) |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Dominica – Prince Rupert Bay – PAYS dock.
| Incident Date | 2019-01-09 at 21:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | RIB dinghy, 6HP-4S outboard |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Cruisers left their dinghy unlocked at the PAYS dock to attend the weekly PAYS BBQ. When they returned 2-3 hours later, the dinghy was gone. PAYS made an unsuccessful search for the dinghy. The victims filed a police report the next day, and received the paperwork after a lengthy 2.5 hour wait. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Thomas – Elephant Bay.
| Incident Date | 2018-12-21 at 01:30 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | dinghy/outboard |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | Overnight an in-the-water, not locked dinghy/outboard were stolen from an occupied yacht moored in the bay. This is 3rd unsecured dinghy stolen in this bay this month. Reported to the USCG and DPNR. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Panama – San Blas – East Lemmon Cays.
| Incident Date | 2018-12-20 at 01:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | dinghy anchor |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 2nd Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A stainless steel dinghy anchor was stolen from inside a hoisted dinghy overnight while the owner slept on board. This is the 3rd theft of this nature from this anchorage this month. No further details are available. |
An incident of Burglary has been reported in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – St. John’s.
| Incident Date | 2018-12-20 at 15:00 |
| Event Type | Burglary |
| Stolen Items | Cash, iPod, iPhone, credit card, gold necklace |
| Secured | Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | While owners were ashore during hte afternoon, their anchored yacht was boarded and thieves used a winch handle found in the cockpit to defeat the companionway lock. After gaining access they then ransacked the interior and stole several small easily concealed items – iPhone, iPod, cash, credit card and a gold necklace. Several calls were placed to 911 and received no followup that day. Calls to the harbour authority on VHF16 were not answered. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Wallilabou.
| Incident Date | 2018-12-17 at 04:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | $80 ECD |
| Secured | N/A |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | In the afternoon the owners of a private yacht approached the anchorage and engaged a boat boy for tying up to a mooring, agreeing a price of $20ECD for this service. The owners had only a $100ECD bill, and the boat boy agreed to return promptly with their change. He did not return. Later, the crew went ashore and paid separately for the mooring, indicating to the business the name of the boat boy, but they proved unhelpful. The yacht departed the next day. |
An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Inner Bay.
| Incident Date | 2018-12-16 at 17:00 |
| Event Type | Theft |
| Stolen Items | Cash, credit cards, 3 iPhones, iPad, handbag and 6 bottles of rum |
| Secured | Not Locked |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | A monohull anchored in an area north of the Marigot Bay harbor and south of Castries. No other yachts were nearby.||All 3 onboard went for a snorkel nearby (about 30 meters away) and did not lock the boat. A local transport boat was waiting to unload and anchored about 100 meters away and witnessed the boarding and theft that occurred during the 30-40 minutes the crew was snorkeling. One swimmer kept a watch while 3 others boarded and ransacked the yacht, stealing cash, credit cards, iPhones, iPad, a purse and rum, leaving behind wet footprints that the victims discovered on their return. ||The witnesses on the nearby boat assisted the victims in making contact with the police. The victims made their first report at the local police station and were told to collect it at a different station. Two days later at the second station, the report seemed to have been "misplaced" when they went to collect it, and they were told to return the next day. They returned, but the report could still not be found, so a new report was completed. | |The victims indicate that the police seemed disinterested, and they failed to collect any meaningful information (a good description of one of the thieves was available, but not recorded). The subsequent investigation onboard included only photos of areas irrelevant to the theft, and no forensic/fingerprint analysis. |
