Incident Date: 2017-09-15 at 09:10
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: generator
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 3rd Hand Report
Incident Details: Boat #3, see prior incident for related information LINK
Incident Date: 2017-09-15 at 09:25
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None known
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 3rd Hand Report
Incident Details: Boat #4 . See prior incident for related information LINK
Incident Date: 2017-09-10 at 00:01
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: single person kayak – blue
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Single person kayak (blue) stolen from dock in Prickly Bay, not able to confirm if locked or if a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2017-09-01 at 04:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: generator, dinghy with outboard, other items
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 3rd Hand Report
Incident Details: Multiple breakins/thefts overnight from 4-6 occupied and unoccupied yachts. Minor altercation with thief, who escaped, when discovered by the onboard owners. Not known if police reports were made, details incomplete. CSSN NOTE: We all depend on each other to make reports, if you were a victim, or have direct knowledge about these events please contact CSSN at safetyandsecuritynet@gmail.com (LINK)
CSSN UPDATE: September 15, 2017. A first hand report has been received from one of the victims. The captain and crew of an occupied catamaran at anchor in Prickly Bay were awakened at 04:30 when a thief who had boarded lowered and disconnected the raised dinghy/outboard from its davits, it was not locked to the yacht. After much yelling other boats in the anchorage became aware of the situation and the thief attempted to escape in the stolen dinghy. He drifted away but could not get it to start. He removed and discarded the fuel line before paddling it back to the yacht to retrieve his yellow kayak to make another escape attempt. A scuffle ensued but the thief escaped in the kayak which had remained tied behind the yacht. The dinghy was recovered, minus the fuel line. A report was made the next day to police/coast guard. The coast guard were in possession of (and trying to locate the true owners) another dinghy and also a compressor, found tied behind another (unoccupied) yacht the same night. Later, other yachts were found to have evidence of attempted break-ins.
Incident Date: 2017-08-27 at 01:30
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Electronics, dinghy and outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: An unoccupied catamaran was burgled overnight. The break in was discovered the next morning by the minder. The thief/thieves broke the door lock and thoroughly ransacked the interior of the boat, then badly damaged the main electrical panel and cut cables before removing electronics. Davit lines for the raised dinghy with outboard were slashed and it was stolen. There was no attempt to conceal the break in. The Coast Guard and police were summoned by the minder and are investigating.
Incident Date: 2017-07-11 at 04:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 12 ft. AB rib with 25 HP Yamaha engine
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy/outboard locked to a private dock was stolen overnight. The same night 2 other boats were boarded and ransacked at this same dock and a nearby dinghy’s outboard was stolen from a lifted dinghy on an unoccupied yacht. Owners believe all events are related and were conducted from the water vs. land side . A police report was made, and also announced on the VHF net.
Incident Date: 2017-07-11 at 04:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 15 HP Suzuki 4 stroke engine
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unoccuopied yacht on a mooring had its dinghy’s outboard stolen overnight. The dinghy was lifted and the outboard was locked to the dinghy.The same night a dinghy at a nearby dock was stolen and 2 boats at the same dock were ransacked. A police report was made and this was also announced on the VHF net.
Incident Date: 2017-03-15 at 15:45
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Sliding door lock set, refrigeration gauges and equipment, saltwater fishing equipment, dive bcd and regulator, beer, kitchen knives, and misc small items
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners returned to their yacht which had been stored on the hard for several months. They discovered that the entire lockset on the sliding door to their catamaran was missing, and that the boat had been ransacked. A variety of items (tools,dive gear,fishing gear, etc.) were missing and empty beer bottles littered the salon table. It is impossible to remove the lockset without first opening with the key, and there was a deep scratch near the door. This was reported to the boatyard manager who indicated the key they had was secure and that he did not believe yard personnel were involved.
CSSN NOTE: This report was received more than a year after the theft occurred. It is included in our records for completeness.
Incident Date: 2017-02-01 at 12:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Folding propeller
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A catamaran on a Prickly Bay Marina mooring discovered one of its two folding Kiwi props was missing after powering up and preparing to move. Divers conducted an immediate and very thorough search, and the prop was not found on the hard packed sandy bottom. The shaft was clean where the prop had been. Reported to the marina, who after the divers report agreed it had been stolen.
Incident Date: 2016-10-29 at 01:30
Event Type: Assault
Stolen Items: None
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: At 1:30 AM a female cruiser was attacked from behind and pushed to the ground, banging her head, outside the toilet area in Port Louis Marina. The victim believed he was after her purse. She struggled, kicked and yelled, and eventually two marina guards arrived as the attacker fled (without the purse). A report was made to the local police the next morning.
