Tag: Martinique (France) Archives

Incident Date: 2016-07-01 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 8 HP Yamaha 2-Stroke outboard engine

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A 8HP Yamaha 2-stroke outboard motor was stolen from our dinghy while we slept, sometime between 9PM on June 30th and 6AM on July 1st. The engine was padlocked to the dinghy, which was locked to the big boat. Only the engine was taken, not the dinghy itself. A report was filed with the police.

Incident Date: 2016-01-27 at 15:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy gas tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: We tied up the dinghy to the town dock in Schoelcher around 3 pm. We didn’t lock up, however. Some
youngish local guys were hanging around, eating peanuts. On our return at 5pm the gas tank was gone. We found a few peanut shells inside the dinghy. A report was filed with with Gendarmes (the local police).

Incident Date: 2015-11-11 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy 25hp honda, elec start and tilt.

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran had dinghy and outboard stolen from St Anne, Martinique. Reported to the police, who told them there had been several dinghy thefts recently, principally from charter boats. the dinghy was in water, but locked to cat. 25hp honda, electric start and tilt. Reported via KPK.

CSSN Note: More information may be forthcoming from the source. Date of incident is approximate. Multiple sources have indicated that thefts of this type are underreported in this location. Captains may wish to consider extra precautions in this anchorage.

Incident Date: 2015-10-22 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel tank for dingy engine, with fuel.

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Dingy was locked to the marina dingy dock, sometime during the night the fuel tank was stolen and an attempt was made to take the outboard. The outboard was locked and was not taken. There were other items of value in a zippered compartment that were not taken. When reported to the marina office, they indicated there had been several thefts lately, but seemed indifferent overlall. During a 2 week stay here the keycard type locked gates to the marina are seldom even closed.