Incident Date: 2026-01-05 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy (tandem kayak – Perception 13.5 (green))
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an in-the water and not locked kayak was stolen from a yacht anchored in Trunk Bay, Virgin Gorda. It was well secured with multiple lines.
Incident Date: 2024-12-05 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight the fuel tank (not locked) was stolen from an in-the-water and not locked dinghy. A police report was made the next day.
Incident Date: 2025-02-17 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: charter yacht dinghy / outboard – recovered
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unlocked charter yacht's dinghy / outboard was stolen from the dinghy dock. A local business owner was able to locate the dinghy in another bay the next day and returned it intact. A report was made to the police.
Incident Date: 2025-01-22 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB dinghy / 25HP Yamaha
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy/25HP Yamaha was stolen from an occupied yacht. ||No further details are currently available.
Incident Date: 2025-01-04 at 00:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Moorings dinghy #1636 / outboard #642
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A charter yacht was moored in the West End. Overnight their in-the-water and not locked Moorings dinghy #1636 / outboard #642 was stolen.||They made a report to the marina, charter company, and BVI police. ||The Police and charter company indicated they were the 3rd one that week.
Incident Date: 2025-01-02 at 04:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None, not successful
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored overnight off Spanish Town. At 0400HRS a crew member heard noise on deck. Looking through a hatch a person was seen standing on the sugar scoop/stern. When discovered the thief jumped back onto a board of some type and swam ashore. A spotlight was used and followed the thief up the beach until he disappeared. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2024-12-14 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy / outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A charter yacht moored in Diamond Cay. Overnight their in-the-water and well secured but not locked dinghy was stolen. They reported the theft to their charter company and while underway to get their replacement dinghy they saw and retrieved another (stripped/engineless) dinghy that was adrift. The found Highfield dinghy was turned into the charter company. A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim please make an online report.
Incident Date: 2024-12-13 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Achilles 11ft RIB with 2010 Yamaha 15HP – 4S engine. Dinghy registration on both sides: DL 9244 AN
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: In-the-water and not locked dinghy/outboard stolen overnight. Police report made.
Incident Date: 2024-12-07 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 14' AB Rib with a Yamaha 40 HP Motor
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while the owners slept onboard their in-the-water and cable locked dinghy was stolen. A report was made on the local VHF, and to the police.||UPDATE: BVI maritime police recovered the badly damaged dinghy from the beach at Great Harbour, JVD. It was returned to the owners who will salvage it for parts.
Incident Date: 2024-12-06 at 23:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 13' center console RIB / 40HP -4S Yamaha outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Unlocked dinghy on B dock at Village Cay Marina was stolen. A police report was made.
