Incident Date: 2021-01-07 at 15:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Laptop and electronics
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: The owner and crew returned to find there had been a daytime boarding and break in of their yacht moored near Explorer Island. Laptops and electronics were stolen. The victims departed shortly thereafter. No further details available.
Incident Date: 2020-07-20 at 20:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: laptop, tablet, GPS, sat phone, binoculars, tools, flashlight, etc.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A foreign flagged yacht was secured/locked dockside in Marina Hemingway in mid-March, a local "minder" was required and hired as the crew was required to leave Cuba. On July 20, the minder reported that the yacht had been burgled. ||Many items had been stolen, a laptop, tablet, GPS, sat phone, binoculars, tools, flashlight, etc. The minder made reports on behalf of the owner to the marina and police. ||The police visited and collected forensics and additional information. Serial number information was not readily available as it was onboard and owners/crew have not been able to return due to travel restrictions. It is not known if other yachts in the Marina have been similarly affected.
Incident Date: 2020-04-24 at 17:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: 15HP Yamaha, handheld VHF, 2 winches, dive gear, safety gear, a new uninstalled battery, other items
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht on a mooring was burglarized between 16-24 April. The minder discovered the break-in, thieves cut several locks on lazarettes and the companionway. Tools were used to remove 2 winches in the cockpit, also stolen were 15HP Yamaha, handheld VHF, dive gear, safety gear, a new uninstalled lithium battery still in its box, other items. The minder made a police report.
Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 22:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Cash and jewelry
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht on a mooring in the bay was burglarized between 6-10PM while the crew was ashore. The thief broke into the boat via the companionway door. Cash and jewelry were stolen. Reports were made to all authorities – The Navy/commandante, the police and the tourist police. No forensics were conducted.||CSSN NOTE: This is the 6th report of boarding/break-in from Luperon bay in 2020. Cruisers and the Navy have begun nighttime patrols.
Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 20:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A thief broke the companionway hasp to gain entry to a locked yacht in the bay between 7-9PM. An alarm was triggered and this apparently startled the thief and scared them away. Nothing was taken. A report was made to the (tourist) police.
Incident Date: 2020-02-22 at 01:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Kite boards from inside locked yacht
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an unoccupied but locked yacht in Saigon Bay was burglarized. The thief broke in through a hatch and stole kite boards. An unsuccessful attempt was also made on a second unoccupied yacht in this bay. It is not known if a police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: If you are the owner/victim please complete an easy CSSN online report.
Incident Date: 2020-01-30 at 01:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: not determined
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Minders of a yacht in Luperon Bay discovered it had been burglarized. The thief had gained entry via the companionway and used tools to defeat/remove the boats locking hardware. No further details are available.
Incident Date: 2020-01-17 at 20:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: laptop and iPhone
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: While ashore for dinner between 8-9:30PM a yacht was burgled, there was significant damage to the entry and severe ransacking of the interior. Thieves found and stole a laptop and iPhone, damaged textiles and other electronics (iPad and Google phone).||A police report was made, the police investigators indicated that similar events have occurred in this anchorage recently. The owner also indicated that a dinghy oar and fuel had been stolen at the dinghy dock.
Incident Date: 2019-09-02 at 19:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Cash+
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Guests on a charter yacht that had taken a mooring in Clifton harbor returned from dinner ashore to find that the locked yacht had been broken into. Cash+ was stolen. A police report was made the next morning.
Incident Date: 2019-08-20 at 10:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: solar panels, tools, VHF radio, computer and iPad, foul weather gear, Traktor Kontrol ( disc jockey equipment) misc.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht was burgled between June 15-August 20, 2019 while stored on the hard at Ottley Hall. The thieves cut locks and ransacked/searched the boat. They stole exterior and stored solar panels, tools, VHF radio, a computer and iPad, foul weather gear, Traktor Kontrol ( disc jockey equipment)and other misc. items. They replaced the companionway door to conceal the theft.|| The theft was discovered when the owner had a friend send exterior photos of the boat, and noticing an open hatch and missing deck solar panel asked the yard to investigate. The yard admitted other boats had been similarly affected. A new management team was in place in November when the owner returned to the yacht.
