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Tag: Attempted Burglary Archives

3714 – Attempted Burglary in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Thomas – American Yacht Harbor

Incident Date: 2025-09-13 at 03:00

Event Type: Attempted Burglary

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 0300HRS aboard their yacht in its slip, the owners were awakened by the sounds of someone walking onto their boat. They activated surveillance cameras and then went out to confront the intruder as be began to run away, toward his dinghy, which then quickly departed toward the anchorage. Marina security was called.

The burglar was not successful. He was unable to gain access via the well locked (doors and hatches) yacht, but he had rifled some cockpit lockers. A deck cooler had been opened and the beers removed and staged for departure.

A full report was given to marina security, police and on the VHF net.

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September 13, 2025

3680 – Attempted Burglary in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Bocas Marina anchorage

Incident Date: 2025-07-03 at 18:00

Event Type: Attempted Burglary

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 1800HRS cruisers on neighboring yachts noticed a local cayuco with 2 women had circled and then approached a locked and obviously vacant yacht in the south anchorage. One of the women boarded the yacht. The cruisers began yelling and videoing and once discovered the woman who had boarded returned to the cayuco and they paddled away. The police and the owner were contacted and a report was made. The women claimed ignorance and were warned.

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July 4, 2025

3420 – Attempted Burglary in Saint Kitts and Nevis – Nevis – Charlestown

Incident Date: 2024-11-21 at 19:00

Event Type: Attempted Burglary

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners of monohull on a NPA mooring had checked out and left the yacht to meet friends for dinner. During the 3 hours they were away the yacht was boarded. All access points had been locked. On their return they found that all cockpit cubbies had been ransacked, nothing was taken. No police report was made and the yacht departed the next morning.

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November 21, 2024

2990 – Attempted Burglary in Dominica – Prince Rupert Bay – PAYS moorings

Incident Date: 2023-02-08 at 20:00

Event Type: Attempted Burglary

Stolen Items: not successful, thieves bent the mounting bracket on the stern pulpit where Honda outboard was mounted

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored near the PAYS moorings found that their stern engine mount bracket had been bent during what would have been an attempt to steal the Honda outboard mounted there. No report was made as the damage was discovered when they arrived at their next harbor. No other damage was noted.

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February 8, 2023

2808 – Attempted Burglary in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay

Incident Date: 2022-04-20 at 01:00

Event Type: Attempted Burglary

Stolen Items: none, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruiser owned/operated marine business / dockside workshop located in the SAD warehouses on the lagoon between Bobby's Mega yard and Island Water World discovered the pry marks of an overnight attempted burglary, but the locks proved robust. The police would not take a report for the unsuccessful burglary attempt.

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April 20, 2022

2316 – Attempted Burglary in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Clifton Harbor

Incident Date: 2019-01-22 at 19:00

Event Type: Attempted Burglary

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners returned to their yacht moored near Happy Island (toward the outside of the mooring area) after an early dinner ashore and found their main sliding door was slightly ajar, and the track had been bent. Upon inspection, it was clear all the large deck hatches of thier catamaran had been fiddled with, as well. The persistent thieves were not successful. No police report was made.

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January 22, 2019