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2188 – Attempted Piracy in Honduras – Location – Listed – Honduras

Reported Incident Details from Honduras

An incident of Attempted Piracy has been reported in Honduras – Location – Listed – Honduras.

Incident Date 2018-01-18 at 17:00
Event Type Attempted Piracy
Stolen Items n/a
Secured N/A
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details A sailing yacht with 2 persons onboard departed Belize for Panama via Providencia. Off the Gordo Banks at 5PM at a position of 16*36.700N 082*17.280W they observed a small fishing boat with an enclosure on an intersecting course. They immediately altered course 90 degrees and noticed the small boat continued to attempt to follow. 2 other small fishing boats were spotted about 2-3 miles further away.||Listening to VHF they heard a discussion in Spanish about stealing a dingy (theirs was on the foredeck) and no other vessels were in the vicinity. The crew hailed a merchant vessel located about 15 nm away, and one of the small fishing boats made a false response, attempting to impersonate the merchant vessel. A private VHF DSC call was made to the merchant ship. Radar indicated that the small boats were unable to close the gap into difficult sea and wind conditions, and had fallen further out of range as it became dark. The yacht continued without lights or AIS transmit.||The next day VHF traffic in Spanish was overheard discussing "keeping a lookout for a white sailboat that got away last night".||The yacht continued to Providencia without further incident.
2191 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Marie Galante – St. Louis

Reported Incident Details from Guadeloupe (France)

An incident of Theft has been reported in Guadeloupe (France) – Marie Galante – St. Louis.

Incident Date 2018-01-17 at 16:00
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items the dinghy painter
Secured Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details The dingy painter was securely tied to the main dingy dock in Saint Louis, Marie Galante. The dingy chain was passed through the dock cleat and around the painter knot and locked very tightly. Between 8AM and 4PM the painter was cut from the D ring at the front of the dingy and worked out from where it was chained to the dock and stolen.
2183 – Theft in Panama – San Blas – Wasaladup

Reported Incident Details from Panama

An incident of Theft has been reported in Panama – San Blas – Wasaladup.

Incident Date 2018-01-14 at 02:00
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items 11 ft. Boston Whaler and 15 HP Mercury engine
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy went "missing". There were 2 separate lines securing the dinghy to the yacht, both were now untied (not frayed or chafed) at the dinghy end but still secure to the yacht. The owners conducted an extensive search that day and did not locate the dinghy. A $100 reward was offered. 3 days later the dinghy was "found" and the promised reward paid. The outboard (which had not been locked to the dinghy) had been removed and was inside the dinghy, the fuel tank and other items were still in place.
2180 – Assault in Saint Lucia – Castries

Reported Incident Details from Saint Lucia

An incident of Assault has been reported in Saint Lucia – Castries.

Incident Date 2017-12-28 at 10:30
Event Type Assault
Stolen Items gold chain
Secured N/A
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details A captain and his wife were shopping at the vegetable open market in Castries, St Lucia , at 10:30 AM when one male, approximately 20 years of age, assaulted the captain by striking him from behind, pushed him to the ground and then ripped a gold chain from his neck. During the assault, the captain's wife attempted to intervene, and she was struck several times in the chest. Neither the captain nor his wife required medical attention.||The assailant escaped by running away from the market. The captain tried to chase the assailant, but was unable to catch him . The victim reported that during the assault, there were approximately 50 local residents who witnessed the assault, and nobody said or did anything to stop it, or assist them after the incident. A police report was made to local authorities.
2181 – Attempted Piracy in Venezuela – Cabo Tres Puntas

Reported Incident Details from Venezuela

An incident of Attempted Piracy has been reported in Venezuela – Cabo Tres Puntas.

Incident Date 2017-12-28 at 10:00
Event Type Attempted Piracy
Stolen Items none
Secured N/A
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details A monohull with 2 persons onboard departed Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela for Grenada. At 10 AM, 2 miles off the Paria peninsula, and approximately 10 miles east of Cabo Tres Puntas an open fishing boat with 6 men approached, displaying and firing multiple long guns into the air. The crew immediately altered course and turned offshore. When the pirates came closer the crew fired their flare gun directly at the pirates, and nearly hit them. The pirates, apparently understanding the fire hazard a burning flare would pose to their gasoline fueled boat turned away, dropped back and made no further approaches. The yacht then headed northwest and made safe port at Porlamar, Margarita, where a report was made to local officials.
2179 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet

Reported Incident Details from Saint Lucia

An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet.

Incident Date 2017-12-23 at 14:30
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items dinghy and outboard
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details A yacht anchored approximately 100 meters off Gros Islet, Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, had the dinghy tied alongside during daylight hours. Two offenders, believed to be aged 6 and 10, swam from Gros Islet out to the boat where they untied the painter from the dinghy. They then swam back ashore with the dinghy and went up into the creek.

When the victim noticed the theft he alerted other cruisers via VHF and was taken in another yachts dinghy around the area to look for the stolen dinghy. In the creek locals said they saw two young people swimming up the creek with the dinghy. The dinghy was located further into the creek. The outboard had its lock smashed off and it had been removed from the dinghy.

Both the dinghy and outboard were recovered. A police report is believed to have been made by the victim. It is understood the witnesses were able to name the offenders involved.

2192 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet

Reported Incident Details from Saint Lucia

An incident of Theft has been reported in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet.

Incident Date 2017-12-12 at 19:30
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items Pair of cargo shorts and a leather belt
Secured Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details Someone(s) pushed in two small windows’ screens on the port side and reached in and stole a pair of cargo shorts and a leather belt. They also boarded the monohull at the transom and destroyed a screen for a small opening hatch at the transom. They also went on deck and destroyed a lock latch in an attempt to open the large overhead hatch on the aft deck. The thief was not able to gain entry to the yacht. A report was made on the local VHF net.
2182 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Marie Galante – St. Louis

Reported Incident Details from Guadeloupe (France)

An incident of Theft has been reported in Guadeloupe (France) – Marie Galante – St. Louis.

Incident Date 2017-12-09 at 10:00
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items dinghy and outboard
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details During the night, an unlocked in-the-water dinghy and outboard were stolen by cutting the line while the crew were asleep aboard, reported to the Gendarmes (police)
2177 – Other in Grenada – Grenada – Hog Island

Reported Incident Details from Grenada

An incident of Other has been reported in Grenada – Grenada – Hog Island.

Incident Date 2017-12-05 at 10:00
Event Type Other
Stolen Items N/A
Secured N/A
Source Type 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details A lone female was dropped off at Hog Island. At approximately 10 am she was verbally accosted by a male in a lewd, sexual way. She strongly rebuffed the unwelcomed behavior and was able to get some distance away. Her husband returned to the island shortly thereafter and they departed immediately. A police report was made.

CSSN NOTE: This location was the point of origin for a very serious assault in 2016. Even in the daytime is it isolated and best visited in the company of others.

2174 – Theft in Panama – San Blas – Ustupu

Reported Incident Details from Panama

An incident of Theft has been reported in Panama – San Blas – Ustupu.

Incident Date 2017-11-06 at 08:00
Event Type Theft
Stolen Items 40 ft. of port headsail sheet
Secured Not Locked
Source Type 1st Hand Report
Incident Details When departing, owners anchored just west of Ustupu discovered their port headsail sheet had been cut just behind the track car and the remaining 40 ft. of line stolen. It had been coiled and secured to the lifeline. Their buddy boat reported that sunscreen and bugspray had been taken from their dinghy while tied to the Ustupu military dock. The theft will be reported to the local officials at their next stop westbound.