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Tag: Attempted Theft Archives

3208 – Attempted Theft in Saint Lucia – Soufriere

Incident Date: 2024-01-07 at 02:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: not successful

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 0200HRS when it began to rain the crew of a yacht on a Soufriere Marine Management Association (SMMA) mooring off Malgretout beach awakened and closed a hatch as it started to rain. This likely startled a boarder who tripped and then fell back into the RIB dinghy that had been positioned alongside the yacht, in an apparent attempt to avoid the well lit cockpit. From a portlight the captain observed 3 hooded men in the RIB and then began yelling at the boarders. The 3 hooded men abandoned their attempt, started their outboard and left. ||The yacht made ready and departed for Rodney Bay ten minutes later. | |A report was made to the SMMA. The Marine Police did not answer their phone, but a voice message was left, but no contact has been made with the victim.

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January 7, 2024

3108 – Attempted Theft in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Outer Bay

Incident Date: 2023-10-15 at 23:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none-not successful

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A man attempted to board the yacht at 2300HRS from his paddleboard and was deterred by the owner's dog. He retreated immediately, and nothing was stolen.

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October 15, 2023

2969 – Attempted Theft in Cayman Islands (UK) – Grand Cayman – Lobster Pot Area

Incident Date: 2023-01-24 at 04:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The captain of a yacht on a mooring was awakened by noise at 0400HRS, and investigated. Two men were outside his cockpit door and when challenged claimed to be "just fishing because they thought the boat was empty". They did not have any fishing gear, only backpacks. The men left immediately without incident in a small rowboat. ||A report was made the next day to the Coast Guard and Port Captain, who indicated they had suspects and that there had been boardings/theft on several local dive boats the same night.

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January 24, 2023

2954 – Attempted Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – Carlisle Bay

Incident Date: 2023-01-09 at 17:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: unsuccessful – attempted theft of dry bag with cash and phones

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruising couple anchored in Carlisle Bay and took the dinghy ashore and beached it on the side of the resort. They visited the public beach and afterwards were briefly questioned by the resort security guard. A young man in school uniform approached and asked them for "help" to use their phone or a ride to his mother on the other side of the bay. They agreed to a ride and when they were close to the shore the young man grabbed their dry bag and tried to escape, but was thwarted when the shocked cruiser pushed him into the water and retook the dry bag. The youth threatened to shoot them, but apparently had no gun and ran off and joined several other youths on the beach. The cruisers returned immediately to their yacht and departed the next morning.

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January 9, 2023

2949 – Attempted Theft in Barbados – Bridgetown Carenage

Incident Date: 2022-12-27 at 11:45

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Attempted theft of locked dinghy from Dinghy dock in Bridgetown

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 1145HRS a cruiser noticed a man had started the engine and was attempting to cut the locking cable of a dinghy that was locked to the dinghy dock. She took a photo and asked the man if this was his dinghy and suggested the photo would be provided to the police. The unsuccessful thief departed. ||The owner was advised later and learned that another dinghy had been stolen from an anchored yacht a few nights previously. If you are a victim, please take 5 minutes and complete a CSSN online incident report.

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December 27, 2022

2944 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Cumberland Bay

Incident Date: 2022-12-16 at 21:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners returned to their catamaran at 2100HRS and found a swimmer had boarded thru an open pontoon escape hatch. When discovered, the unsuccessful thief exited the yacht back thru the escape hatch.||CSSN NOTE: This is the third reported incident from Cumberland Bay this month. See prior reports 2941, 2932

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December 16, 2022

2872 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island

Incident Date: 2022-08-12 at 03:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A crew member awoke at 0300HRS to noise in the cockpit, and did not investigate thinking it was the captain. The yacht was well secured, including all cockpit / lazarette lockers. Nothing was available to the thief, and they were not successful. The crew member reported the occurrence the next morning to the captain/owner. ||CSSN NOTE: A second yacht in the anchorage experienced a theft this same night. (see incident 2871)

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August 12, 2022

2847 – Attempted Theft in Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Bruno’s Anchorage

Incident Date: 2022-07-05 at 15:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Nothing stolen, not successful

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Two workers in a forward cabin heard noise and found a man rifling a cabinet in the main cabin of a yacht on a private dock near Bruno’s. The thief had apparently thought the yacht was empty after seeing the owner go ashore. The workers recognized the thief and a police report was made.

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July 5, 2022