Incident Date: 2025-01-05 at 03:46
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Solar panels, Tohatsu 9.8HP-4S outboard, +++
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht was burglarized. The interior was ransacked and many things were stolen, including solar panels and Tohatsu 9.8HP – 4S outboard engine. Police were notified.
Incident Date: 2025-01-01 at 03:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Cash, cell phones, laptops
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: PRELIMINARY REPORT: The crew came back to the yacht after celebrating New Year's ashore to see that the wooden door of the companionway was broken and that the interior of the doghouse had been ransacked. Cash, cell phones and laptops were taken. ||A police report is planned. Further updates are expected.
Incident Date: 2024-12-25 at 01:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight a yacht moored in Simpson Bay was burglarized. Thieves destroyed a hatch to break-in and ransacked the interior of the yacht. Binoculars and flashlights were stolen. No police report was made.
Incident Date: 2024-12-20 at 02:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: TBD, owners absent
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht in Linton Bay was burglarized in the early morning hours. The companionway door was compromised. Owners have been contacted and will assess when they return. The yacht was re-secured. Reports were made to the police, Coast Guard and on the VHF net. ||Another yacht was similarly affected the same night see 3460.
Incident Date: 2024-12-20 at 02:30
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: TBD, owners absent
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht in Linton Bay was burglarized in the early morning hours. The companionway lock/latch was compromised. Owners have been contacted and will assess when they return. The yacht was re-secured. Reports were made to the police, Coast Guard and on the VHF net. ||Another yacht was similarly affected the same night see 3459.
Incident Date: 2024-12-14 at 17:02
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Pending. Initial video by agent used and tools were missing from the maintenance area.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht in Cole Bay was burglarized between 9-15 December. Given recent activity in the area the owner requested their minder check and they discovered that the fully locked catamaran's sliding door had been jimmied/left open and a forward hatch was left open by intruders. A video was made and tools were missing. A complete listing will be made when a more complete video can be made/the owner returns. The minder assisted in filing a police report. The yacht was secured and owner/minder are awaiting any further direction from the police.
Incident Date: 2024-12-14 at 11:30
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Camera/accessories, multiple power tools, personal documents (passport/drivers license)
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Daytime break-in and burglary of a locked yacht in the South anchorage. The sliding door was damaged and the interior was badly ransacked/damaged as well. Thieves stole all power tools, camera/accessories and passport/drivers license. A crowbar used by the thieves was left behind. A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: Apparently this is the 3rd recent incident, but no reports have been received. If you are a victim, please make a report !
Incident Date: 2024-12-08 at 18:30
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Cash, all electrical devices and cables, and a backpack
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A catamaran in the Dutch lagoon that experienced a boarding 2 days prior was boarded a second time and burgled between 1630-1930HRS. The thieves came prepared with tools and broke in through the locked doorway. ||The entire yacht was ransacked and the thieves stole cash, all electrical devices and cables, and a backpack to carry it all in. Reports were made to police and Coast Guard in both jurisdictions. Live tracking data for the stolen devices was provided.||UPDATE : Some of the stolen items have been recovered/returned by another cruiser who tracked his own stolen dinghy, see 3441.
Incident Date: 2024-11-05 at 14:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Cash, Bluetooth speakers, flash light and a dry bag
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: During daylight hours a swimmer boarded and entered a yacht at Manglar Marina. He defeated the lock on the companionway. The burglar stole cash, a flashlight, Bluetooth speakers and a dry bag to carry it in. The yacht’s camera system captured clear images that were shared with the marina and police.
Incident Date: 2024-10-18 at 01:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: cameras, drones, radio, walkie talkies, binoculars , an iPhone, a 9.8HP NS marine outboard, galley items, sunglasses and navigation lights and more.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht was left in Tyrell Bay under the care of a minder. It was moved into and then back out from the mangroves for Beryl, where it received some damage but remained secure. Between November 4 when the yacht was last checked/reported secure by the minder, and November 11 when the owner returned, the yacht was broken into. The companionway and locked cupboards were forced open and carefully searched. Many items were stolen including cameras, drones, radio, walkie talkies, binoculars , an iPhone, a 9.8HP NS marine outboard, galley items, sunglasses, navigation lights and more. ||No police report was made.
