Tag: Attempted Theft Archives

Incident Date: 2024-12-08 at 00:30

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured:

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored on the French side of the lagoon experienced an attempted boarding at 0030HRS. The yacht's security alarm and lights were activated and scared the thieves away. The French police were called |and language made it very difficult. Video footage was sent online to the French authorities. The Dutch Coast Guard was called but the incident was outside their jurisdiction. ||Several hours later a yacht on the Dutch side of the lagoon also experienced a similar boarding, but theives were successful. See 3434. ||At 0430HRS the thieves returned for a second attempt. The 2 thieves were again captured in video surveillance, and arrived in a large dinghy with 2 engines. A small electric/trolling engine (for quiet approach) and a larger outboard for getaway. They again departed quickly when discovered apparently unconcerned about video surveillance made obvious by signage. Officials (Dutch and French) were again notified of the attempted boarding.

Incident Date: 2024-12-08 at 04:45

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: 2nd attempt on this boat the same night, see 3429

Incident Date: 2024-04-10 at 01:50

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: attempted theft of raised dinghy/outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers anchored in the lagoon awoke at 0150HRS to sounds on their aft deck. A thief had boarded and was attempting to lower their raised and tied off dinghy/outboard. They began banging on the ceiling of their aft cabin and the thief aborted his efforts and jumped back in his dinghy and drifted a short way off while claiming he "needed gas". ||The cruisers used a spot light to light up the scene and began recording video. The thief had a second dinghy already in tow and departed the lagoon via the Sandy Ground bridge. ( See 3281) A report was made on the VHF net the next morning, where another cruiser confirmed their dinghy had been stolen overnight. A police report was made and the video provided to authorities.