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3705 – Other in Saint Lucia – Pitons

Incident Date: 2025-09-05 at 16:30

Event Type: Other

Stolen Items: N/A

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht arrived at the Pitons in the late afternoon and politely declined the assistance of a young man who offered tie up services. The man became verbally abusive, threatened the cruisers and then demanded that they leave St. Lucia.

The SMMA park rangers were called on VHF (no response) and on their listed phone numbers (no answer). Later, the rangers arrived to collect fees and indicated they knew the individual and would look into it.

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September 7, 2025

3379 – Other in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Clifton Harbor

Incident Date: 2024-10-22 at 09:45

Event Type: Other

Stolen Items: Nothing stolen

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht with 2 persons onboard anchored in Clifton at 0945HRS for the purposes of checking out, intending to be there for less than an hour. A local boat with 2 men approached and became very aggressive about taking a mooring, many were available. When a mooring was repeatedly declined one of the men began to threaten, first to steal the dinghy if they did not move and then to murder/kill the crew. He attempted to board the yacht with a metal rod in his hand as a weapon. Yelling and the presence of the dog stopped him. Photos were taken, and he continued to threaten to kill the crew. The man departed claiming he would return in 20 minutes with "friends" to kill them. ||The Coast Guard was called on the VHF, but did not respond. A phone call to the police was made and they agreed to meet the crew in Ashton to take a report. The man was recognized in the photos and the police/locals indicated he had been problematic with others. They spoke with the man who claimed no threats were made and he had not attempted to board the boat. No charges were made. 

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October 22, 2024

3284 – Other in Dominica – Prince Rupert Bay – Portsmouth town dock

Incident Date: 2024-04-16 at 11:30

Event Type: Other

Stolen Items: None

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored in Prince Rupert Bay tied their dinghy to the fishing dock in town to walk to the Saturday market in town. A man approached and began shouting at the couple and followed them. He had no visible weapons and threatened to break the man's neck. Others became concerned and intervened, and encouraged that a police report be made. The couple made a police report and the police gave a verbal caution. ||On Tuesday, the crew returned to the dock and were again threatened by the same man. Again, others intervened and there were no injuries. A second report was made to the police.

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April 16, 2024

2852 – Other in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Marina

Incident Date: 2022-07-08 at 16:00

Event Type: Other

Stolen Items: N/A

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A female crew member of an owner operated charter catamaran boarded the local bus from the Rodney Bay Marina gate northbound. During the short trip 2 local men who also boarded at this stop sat behind behind her and began stroking and fondling her hair once the bus was underway. She turned around and sternly but politely asked them not to touch her hair, and one of the 2 men continued to touch her hair and then made grossly inappropriate racial and sexual remarks to her and about her to the other passengers. All other passengers turned away and ignored the interaction, and she exited the bus at the next stop.

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July 8, 2022

2177 – Other in Grenada – Grenada – Hog Island

Incident Date: 2017-12-05 at 10:00

Event Type: Other

Stolen Items: N/A

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A lone female was dropped off at Hog Island. At approximately 10 am she was verbally accosted by a male in a lewd, sexual way. She strongly rebuffed the unwelcomed behavior and was able to get some distance away. Her husband returned to the island shortly thereafter and they departed immediately. A police report was made.

CSSN NOTE: This location was the point of origin for a very serious assault in 2016. Even in the daytime is it isolated and best visited in the company of others.

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December 5, 2017

2126 – Other in Martinique (France) – Le Marin – marina

Incident Date: 2017-03-25 at 02:00

Event Type: Other

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 2 AM the crew of a catamaran in the old section of the Le Marin Marina was awakened by footsteps on deck. From behind the catamaran’s locked cockpit doors they observed a male boarder who stood in the cockpit, then sat and stared back at the astonished and concerned crew. A few minutes later he left. ||Later that morning a man was found asleep on an unoccupied boat on the adjacent dock, and when awakened and questioned he indicated he was waiting for the owner (who was not present) and then he departed. After a report was made to the Marina, a review of their video surveillance was made but the man’s face was obscured and not conclusive, but he appeared similar to the boarder, and the photos/description have been provided to the police and the marina guard. The crew felt both the police and marina were responsive and the police advised calling the local emergency number in cases of future boardings.

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March 25, 2017

1958 – Other in Martinique (France) – Fort de France

Incident Date: 2015-06-10 at 18:15

Event Type: Other

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: Unknown Hand Report

Incident Details: We were anchored in Fort de France and made an arrangement with two other cruisers to meet ashore for a picnic. We were last to arrive around 6PM and whilst approaching the dinghy dock saw three local youths aged about 18 untie our friends (not locked) dinghy and kick it free. The wind was blowing off shore and we retrieved the dinghy on our way in. The three youths saw us tie the dinghy up and in a threatening manor told us to keep quiet, as there were others cruisers present they eventually left. No police report was made.

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June 10, 2015