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2020 – Attempted Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – Falmouth Harbor

Incident Date: 2016-04-21 at 21:30

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: My unlocked dinghy was taken from the Sailing Academy dock last Thursday night 21st between 1830 and 2130 HRS whilst I was dining with friends at Academy Cafe. I broadcasted on VHF68 and another boat came and retrieved my friends and I. We then searched Falmouth Harbour and found my dinghy about an hour later tied up on the public dock. The engine was warm. There was a mask and snorkel left in the dinghy. Nothing was taken from the dinghy and no damage. No police report was made.

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April 21, 2016

2027 – Attempted Theft in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Inner Bay

Incident Date: 2016-04-06 at 19:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran on a buoy in the inner lagoon of Marigot Bay was entered thru an unsecured hatch between 7 and 8 PM, while the owners were ashore. The thief gathered items but the unexpected return of the owners caused the thief to escape into the water thru the hull emergency exit. Reported to the Police and the Port Captain.

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April 6, 2016

2018 – Attempted Theft in Belize – Placencia Harbour

Incident Date: 2016-03-23 at 02:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Three men in a dinghy attempted to take our dinghy at around 2:00 AM they cut the two lines that secured our dinghy to our boat, they must not have seen the cable and lock which made their attempt unsuccesful

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March 23, 2016

1967 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2015-07-14 at 02:45

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none, unsuccessful attempt theft

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: Crew was awakened at 0:245 HRS by sounds on deck and when they investigated they found an unknown man on the deck of their catamaran. Yelling convinced him to jump overboard and swim away before being able to steal anything. The private charter group had been twice that day cautioned to lock up by the gentlemen who rented the mooring to them. No police report was made, the group departed the next day. CSSN NOTE: this is the 7th incident (reported to us) at this location this year.

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July 14, 2015

1976 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – L’Ance Guyac

Incident Date: 2015-07-10 at 02:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none

Secured: Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: Boarding overnight at L’Ance Guyac (north of Charlestown Bay at N12 43.459 W61 19.959 ) Canouan. All items were removed from the deck/cockpit, including the cooler so nothing was available to the thief. No police or Coast Guard report was made. First person report/date approximate.

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July 10, 2015

1966 – Attempted Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – anchorage

Incident Date: 2015-07-07 at 02:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: nothing, dinghy painter was cut nearly thru

Secured: Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: On awakening the crew of a boat anchored in Spanish Waters discovered that overnight their dinghy had been tampered with. The canvas cover for the outboard had been removed, and the painter nearly cut thru with a sharp implement of some sort. The dinghy was cabled and locked to the yacht, the outboard engine was securely locked to the dinghy. The owners asked CSSN to specifically remind and warn others that this pattern of attempted/actual theft has occurred here in Spanish Waters before, the swimout thieves drift off in the night with the dinghy to work away at the locks on the outboard in a remote area, and the dinghy minus the outboard is sometimes later recovered, sometimes the entire dinghy is swum ashore and then taken away by a waiting pickup truck.. This incident was reported on the local Curacao daily VHF net, but it can happen to anyone, anywhere. CSSN NOTE: cables, stainless steel chains and sturdy locks do provide a first order of defense against casual “sneak” thieves, but LIFTING and then also LOCKING provides a more robust deterrent.

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July 7, 2015

1963 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach

Incident Date: 2015-07-03 at 04:30

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: Crew/dog awakened at 4:30 AM by strange, sloshing sounds. Discovered 2 men in a local (later learned to be stolen) double bow skiff at the stern step of the catamaran. Lights and yelling caused the men to paddle away after making excuses about “being fishermen”, etc. The next day, the catamaran owner made a report on the local VHF net and went ashore where the skiff and its true owner were discovered, the owner indicated he planned to lock the skiff up in the future. A police report was attempted, but yacht owners were advised since they had not been boarded and nothing was taken, no report could be made. The skiff owner did make a police report. The local Coast Guard patrol boat was back in operation the following night and made several passes thru the anchorage.

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July 3, 2015

1960 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2015-06-17 at 04:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: 8 persons sleeping onboard Lagoon 440 Cat including two female children. Sole intruder apparently swam to boat anchored just off Tamarind Hotel. Male adult sleeping on saloon cushions woke to find intruder sitting on steps leading down to port accommodation with beach towel around his head. Intruder was challenged and ran out towards port stern and jumped in water and swam away. Wet footprints showed intruder had walked all around saloon. All valuables had been stowed below before retiring. Nothing stolen. Alerted local marine services who called police. Locals searched nearby beach on foot and by dinghy. No-one found.

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June 17, 2015

1948 – Attempted Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Guadeloupe – Marina Bas du Fort

Incident Date: 2015-05-08 at 01:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none

Secured: Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: At 1 am May 8th, 2015, while stern-to at the Marina Bas du Fort in Guadeloupe, a man boarded our boat and came into our cockpit. Both my husband and myself were woken by the footsteps and confronted the man in the cockpit from behind a locked main cabin door. The man quickly jumped off the boat and ran down the dock letting himself out through the security gate. We called the 24/7 marina number. The person at that number did not speak English. When the marina office opened we contacted them and they were very helpful in relaying our information to the marina management, it is uncertain if marina management contacted the police. It was later learned that other boats had been boarded the same night. As a precaution the owners now adjust their med moor lines at night to move their locked boat further off the dock . CSSN NOTE: This is the 3rd incident of this type at this marina in 2015.

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May 8, 2015