Incident Date: 2021-02-04 at 22:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: Thief attempted to steal a raised dinghy from the davits
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Around 10PM owner of a yacht anchored near the Fort Louis marina heard some noises and found his dingy was half lowered from its davits, and a man immediately jumped overboard and swam to shore.
Incident Date: 2021-02-03 at 04:30
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: Bombard Tropic 10FT dinghy / 5HP 2S Mercury outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owner locked his dinghy ashore overnight in Hillsborough opposite the dive shop, waiting for the sealant to dry mending a leaky bottom. Earlier during the day, someone had emptied the tank in the outboard, not even by siphoning but turning (and leaving) the outboard upside down hanging in lock and wire. The outboard was then moved to a car repair shop for safekeeping during the night. In the morning, the attachment for the wire on the dinghy had been cut and the dinghy dragged some ten-fifteen meters onto the road only to be abandoned. The owner believes it was too heavy for one man to get any further or someone perhaps caught the culprit in the act. Only 100 meters from the police station this was on the busiest street in Hillsborough, though curfew leaves it empty at dark. The dinghy was seen at 10PM and discovered on the street at 7AM.
Incident Date: 2021-01-31 at 02:09
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: At approximately 2:00am a noise was heard along the hull. The captain found the salon door of the catamaran half open. Upon walking into the aft cockpit a man was found boarding an orange and yellow kayak just under the hoisted tender. The captain confronted the man to ask his business. No reply was heard, when asked again the man said he was fishing as he paddled away. The captain turned on the salon lights and awoke the other crew. Wet footprints were found in the salon and at the top of the stairs leading to each hull where persons were sleeping. A review of the yachts content was conducted with nothing found missing. An iPad, DVD binder, and other small miscellaneous items where on the salon table and untouched. The crew believe the intruder was chased off by the captain immediately after the boarding.
Incident Date: 2021-01-10 at 03:40
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: The owner of a catamaran was onboard and heard noise on deck at 3:40 am. He found a woman on deck hiding near the mast who then jumped over and swam ashore. A locker had been opened, rifled and several items removed, but they were left behind. || A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2020-09-03 at 02:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: none, not successful
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept on board a thief boarded their moored yacht and attempted to enter the locked yacht around 2AM, leaving behind wet footprints and a greasy set of fingerprints. Reports were made to the police, coast guard and the tourism office. ||CSSN NOTE: This location has had 6 reported boardings (4 theft/2 attempted theft) in the last 3 weeks. Local patrols have been increased, but problems persist. Prior reports can be read here : https://safetyandsecuritynet.org/incident-2519-2/
Incident Date: 2020-08-19 at 01:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: Not successful. 4 other yachts were victimized the same night and thieves stole cash,phones, electronics,clothing
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight 5 yachts on moorings in Young Island Cut were boarded. Thieves stole cash,phones,electronics and other items from 4 of the the yachts. The 5th yacht was locked, and the owners awoke to the noise and found wet footprints in the cockpit. The police were notified and took forensics from 1 of the yachts. The police/coastguard have increased daytime and nighttime patrols in the anchorage.
Incident Date: 2020-08-04 at 01:01
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: unsuccessful attempt at dinghy theft
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight, thieves attempted to steal an in-the-water but cable locked dinghy. The dinghy was rifled, but the outboard was locked and a cable/lock secured the fuel tank as well. Thieves were not successful but removed the seat in their attempts and it was missing, presumed overboard.
Incident Date: 2020-04-06 at 12:40
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None, not successful
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An engine-less dinghy was chain locked to the pontoon dock. At 12:40PM a car pulled up and 3 men prepared with tools cut the non-stainless chain and attempted to steal the dinghy and put it in the car. Others nearby stopped the theft. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2020-04-02 at 01:30
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None, not successful
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Anchored near ilet du Gosier, owners heard noise around 0130 HRS and investigated. A french speaking man had boarded and was pulling a yellow kayak onto the swim platform. He departed after being discovered and warned by the captain, and then abandoned the kayak on the beach, where it still remained days later. A report was made to the Coast Guard.
Incident Date: 2020-02-22 at 01:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: nothing, not successful
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an attempt was made to burglarize 2 unoccupied yachts in Saigon Bay. This was the unsuccessful attempt. The other yacht had kite boards stolen from the locked interior.
