Tag: Martinique (France) Archives

Incident Date: 2019-06-29 at 05:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: wallets and phones

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While the captain was sleeping aboard a yacht at the dock in Grand Anse d’Arlet, thieves boarded the boat and stole wallets and phone. They returned to the yacht for a second attempt, but the owner was awakened by the flashlight and gave chase down the dock to the street. A witness on the beach nearby described the perpetrators as three youths. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2019-04-21 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: inflatable paddleboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, an in-the-water, unlocked inflatable paddleboard was stolen. The cut line was discovered the next morning.

Incident Date: 2019-04-18 at 17:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: hard dinghy with 2HP engine

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: An unlocked dinghy/2 HP outboard was stolen from Caritan dock in daylight hours. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2019-04-06 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy, Outboard Motor (30 HP – )

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A 3.5m dinghy with a 30HP Mercury outboard locked (chained) to the Indigo Factory dinghy dock at the marina was stolen between 10-11:30PM. The dinghy minus the outboard was later recovered and returned to the owner.

Incident Date: 2019-03-22 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Suzuki 4S outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was lifted on davits and cable locked to the yacht while the owners were absent between March 16-22 . On their return, the owners found the dinghy remained locked to the yacht on the davits, but the outboard ( also locked to the dinghy) had been stolen. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2019-03-16 at 23:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 9ft Aluminium AB dinghy with locked 9.8 Tohatsu 2 stroke outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, while owners slept onboard, their in-the-water and not locked 9ft aluminium AB dinghy with locked 9.8 Tohatsu 2 stroke outboard was stolen. They discovered the cut painter early the next morning. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2019-03-04 at 21:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy, 30HP outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cable locked dinghy/outboard was stolen from the dinghy dock at the La Dunette restaurant. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2019-02-26 at 00:02

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2 Yamaha outboard engines 15HP and 4HP

Secured: Guard

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht was berthed at the Carenantilles pontoon while owners were away. Overnight on Feb 25/26, 2 outboards were stolen from the yacht. Both outboards were securely locked with high quality locks to the pulpit/rails. Guards noticed the theft and the yard apprised the owners. A police report was made, but CCTV proved unhelpful as focus had been on the working/storage areas vs. the pontoon.

Incident Date: 2019-02-21 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy w/ 9.8 HP Tohatsu 2S engine

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cable locked dinghy was stolen from the Zanzibar dinghy dock between 1900-2200 HRS. The cable and painter were both cut. A police report was made. The police recovered this dinghy the next day, (it had sustained some repairable damage), and returned it to the owner.

Incident Date: 2019-02-15 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Magma grill and Garhauer dinghy hoist/tackle

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht was berthed at Le Marina du Marin, while the owners travelled. Between 2/2/2019 and 3/2/2019 a thief boarded and removed a Magma grill and the Garhauer dinghy lifting hoist/tackle from an unlocked cockpit locker. The owners discovered the theft a few days after their return, and reported it to the marina, the police and the port captain. Unfortunately, the marinas security CCTV coverage did not include the dock area where their yacht was berthed on dock 4.