Tag: Attempted Theft Archives

3260 – Attempted Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Pigeon Island


Incident Date: 2024-03-07 at 23:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: not successful

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored in the northern part of Rodney Bay, near Pigeon Island Beach. They heard noises around 2300HRS and when 2 crew members investigated they found a thief already onboard. Once discovered the thief immediately returned to his boat and rowed away. ||The crew setup a watch. Another noise was heard and another thief was discovered on the bow. When lit up he immediately returned to his boat and rowed away. The watch continued.||A bit later another boat approached the stern of the yacht, with 3 men onboard. When the crew shown a light on them they immediately rowed away. ||Nothing was taken, no police report was made.

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3247 – Attempted Theft in Saint Lucia – Laborie Bay – Outer Bay


Incident Date: 2024-03-02 at 23:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: unsuccessful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 2300HRS the crew onboard a catamaran anchored near the dock in Laborie Bay, St. Lucia, heard a suspicious loud bang at their stern where their dinghy was chain locked. The captain investigated and noted 3 men in a local boat who then drifted off a bit and then again came close and attempted to claim they were the police and began "interrogating" the captain about illegal drugs and weapons. They threatened the captain and crew and mimed shooting a gun at the yacht. ||The captain shown a bright spotlight on the men, and they departed to the nearby town dock. After retrieving some rocks ashore, the 3 men went to the end of the dock and began throwing them in the direction of the yacht (out of range) and swearing. Nothing was stolen. The captain contacted the Laborie police by phone, who were immediately responsive and checked the (empty) local boat at the dock. The police also followed up again the next morning by phone.

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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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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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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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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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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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