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2264 – Attempted Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Mt. Hartman Bay – Marina

Incident Date: 2018-10-27 at 22:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At about 2200 hrs a swimmer arrived at a private dock in Mt. Hartman Bay and lowered a dinghy from its davits. He discovered that the dinghy was securely locked to the dock/davits and then attempted to remove the outboard, which was also securely locked . Unsuccessful, he jumped back into the water and swam away. A police report was made, and the owners provided video surveillance to aid the investigation.

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October 27, 2018

2260 – Attempted Theft in Bonaire – Kralendijk moorings

Incident Date: 2018-10-11 at 19:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Nothing, thieves unsuccessful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Around 7PM two young men (swimmers) boarded a catamaran in the mooring field. The yacht was well locked and the security system detected their presence, at the same time a passing dinghy noticed the disturbance and the 2 men jumping into the water. A report was made on the VHF net.

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October 11, 2018

2254 – Attempted Theft in Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad – Chaguaramas – TTSA

Incident Date: 2018-09-04 at 01:30

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy and engine

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were awakened by noise around 0130 HRs and quickly discovered that their yacht had been boarded and their dinghy/25HP outboard had been cut from its davits, by two thieves in an open fishing boat about 16-18 ft. in length. Shining a bright light and yelling by the captain caused the driver of the fishing boat to retrieve his partner from the stolen dinghy, which they abandoned before speeding off toward Chaguaramas, leaving behind the knife that had been used to cut the davit lines. The captain swam out and retrieved the dinghy, and the next day a report was made on the VHF net, to TTSA management, the Coast Guard and the police.

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September 4, 2018

2238 – Attempted Theft in Bonaire – Fisherman’s pier

Incident Date: 2018-06-14 at 22:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Between 7PM and 11PM a dinghy locked to the fisherman’s dock was rifled and the fuel line disconnected. The tank had been moved but remained, it was locked to the dinghy, preventing the theft. The same night an unlocked fuel tank was succesfully stolen from another dinghy on a nearby dock. (see next report)

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June 14, 2018

2232 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – So. Glossy Bay

Incident Date: 2018-06-03 at 02:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran anchored in South Glossy Bay overnight. Well aware of prior problems in Canouan, the owners locked up securely. They were awoken when a swimmer tried to pry open a locked deck hatch. The thief, once discovered, ran forward and jumped overboard and swam away. Minor damage, but nothing taken. They departed Canouan early the next morning.

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June 3, 2018

2228 – Attempted Theft in Cuba – Cienfuegos Harbor

Incident Date: 2018-05-14 at 02:15

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Two men swam out to a dark boat and attempted to steal articles of value and an unsecured dinghy. At 0215 hrs the owner was awakened and chased the would be thieves off. There was no damage and nothing was taken. A report was made to the marina, port captain and on the VHF net.

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May 14, 2018

2201 – Attempted Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet

Incident Date: 2018-02-13 at 02:30

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, failed attempt

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners of a monohull discovered the painter on their in-the-water but stainless steel cable locked dinghy had been cut with a knife overnight. The thief was not successful.

CSSN would like to thank our information sharing partner, Noonsite, who received this report initially.

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February 13, 2018

2153 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2017-07-26 at 01:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none noticed immediately

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A charter catamaran was boarded overnight. The captain heard noise as a hatch was being opened and chased the man, who dove overboard and swam away. The SVG Coast Guard took a report from the victims the next day.

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July 26, 2017

2148 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2017-07-25 at 01:20

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Nil.

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht was boarded by a single male who dove overboard and swam away after being confronted by the owners from behind the locked cabin door at about 1 AM. Several VHF calls to the SVG Coast Guard were not answered. The owners departed the next morning and made a report to the SVG police in Bequia, who indicated they would forward the report to the SVG Canouan police.

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July 25, 2017