Tag: Guadeloupe (France) Archives

Incident Date: 2022-02-03 at 19:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Two deep sea fishing poles

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners aboard a yacht on a mooring in Les Saintes harbor discovered that their 2 fishing poles had been stolen. They had both been secured with dyneema safety straps, which had been cut. Other items (snorkel gear, grill) which were nearby were not taken. The theft was reported to the moorings operator, and the police who were helpful and took/provided a full report.

Incident Date: 2021-12-27 at 02:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: many – see 2734 for details, this is boat #3

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Boat #3, see 2734 for details

Incident Date: 2021-12-27 at 02:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: many – see 2734 for details, this is boat #2

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Boat #2, see 2734 for details

Incident Date: 2021-12-27 at 02:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: cash, credit cards, personal electronics/phones, camera, personal documents, backpacks, snorkeling gear, clothing and a dinghy fuel tank with 20L of gasoline

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Three charter catamarans were boarded between 0200-0300 HRS while docked on their first night at the Marina Bas du Fort where the charters originated. Locked gates, surveillance cameras and a guard were not sufficient to deter the thieves who stole many items from the yachts' salons and from a dinghy.||Stolen were cash, personal electronics/phones, camera, personal documents, backpacks, snorkeling gear, clothing and a dinghy fuel tank with 20L of gasoline. The victims awoke and began yelling as the thieves departed by land. Detailed reports were made to the police, port captain, charter company and the marina office, but the surveillance video was not immediately made available to the investigation, and there seemed little interest/support from the marina and charter company. No progress had been made when the victims returned a week later at the end of their charter.

Incident Date: 2021-10-14 at 01:41

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2.9m Highfield dinghy / 8HP Mercury outboard, (painted grey cover)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht berthed at Marina St. Francois had its Highfield dinghy / 8HP Mercury outboard stolen overnight. The dinghy was tied alongside the yacht. A report was made to the marina and the port captain.

Incident Date: 2021-06-08 at 10:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: kayak

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruisers kayak was stolen from the beach in Saint Louis, it was not locked.

Incident Date: 2021-03-27 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Caribe dinghy / 18HP Tohatsu outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Anchored off the town of Malendure, while owners slept onboard their catamaran, thieves lowered and stole the Caribe dinghy/18HP Tohatsu which had been raised on its davits, but not locked to the yacht. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2020-04-18 at 14:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Witnesses saw 2 thieves cut the padlock of a dinghy locked to the dinghy dock. They abandoned the dinghy on Pointe À la Verdure beach after running out of fuel, and breaking the crank cord. The gendarmes were informed and assisted in the recovery and return of the dinghy.