Tag: Martinique (France) Archives

Incident Date: 2022-07-15 at 11:55

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: center console dinghy/20HP Tohatsu outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruiser cable locked their center console dinghy/ 20HP outboard at the main Ft. de France dinghy dock to check in. Four(4) men sat on a bench opposite the dock. When he returned 90 minutes later at about noon, the men and the dinghy were gone.|| The victim contacted police and using information from installed cell based tracking devices they all went to a nearby location and found the dinghy and 2 of the 4 men on a commercial day boat attempting to leave the area. It was clear they had attempted to remove the engine, which was well locked to the dinghy. ||The 2 men were taken into custody and a formal report was filed. The dinghy was returned to its owner. No forensics were collected. Two days later the police contacted the victim and indicated that judicial officials were not going to proceed with prosecution, and the 2 men had been released. No further explanation was provided.

Incident Date: 2022-07-08 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy fuel tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht owner returned to his locked dinghy at the Leader Price dock and found that the fuel tank had been stolen. The tank was not locked to the dinghy and the thief cut the line despite the quick connect fitting. There was no other damage to the dinghy and no police report was made.

Incident Date: 2022-06-04 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB dinghy / 15HP Yamaha

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was left for an hour (2000-2100HRS) at the St. Anne dinghy dock, unlocked , while the owner was nearby(50M). It was stolen. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2022-05-29 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / 9.8HP Tohatsu

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight , and in-the-water, and locked dinghy / 9.8HP Tohatsu was stolen from an occupied yacht in the St. Anne anchorage. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2022-04-28 at 09:43

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy/ 9.9HP Yamaha

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy/9HP Yamaha was cable locked to the dinghy dock near Indigo in the marina. The dinghy was later found minus the outboard engine. A police report was made. The dock is reported to have video surveillance. ||CSSN NOTE: the local police indicated that 5-8 dinghy/outboard thefts had occurred in the past week. If you are a victim, please make a firsthand report to CSSN, and keep the cruising community well informed !