Tag: Saint Lucia Archives

Incident Date: 2026-03-06 at 18:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15hp Enduro)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owner of a yacht berthed at Rodney Bay Marina and lifted and locked their dinghy and outboard. The owner was not onboard when well prepared thieves took advantage of an island-wide power failure, cut the locking cables and stole the outboard engine from the dockside, off the lifted (and captive) dinghy. The yacht’s security cameras had shut off. A report was made to the marina office, and their security footage will be checked but no cameras were visible in the immediate area.

Incident Date: 2026-01-03 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15HP Serial Number 1079573)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were asleep onboard their catamaran and anchored off Reduit Beach in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. The dinghy was lifted in the davits. Thieves stole the 15HP Yamaha outboard from the dinghy transom, it was not locked.

A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2025-12-28 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and locked dinghy was stolen from a yacht berthed in the Rodney Bay marina. Another yacht in another section of the marina was similarly affected (see 3673)

Both dinghies were found the next day in other parts of the marina.

Incident Date: 2025-12-28 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (High field 3.4 with center console)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht berthed in Rodney Bay marina awoke to find their in-the water and locked dinghy had been stolen overnight. A report was made to the marina, police and Coast Guard. Another yacht in the marina had a similar experience.

Both dinghies were found the next day, tied in other parts of the marina. See 3674

Incident Date: 2025-11-22 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel Tank, Other: 1 jerry can of gasoline , and 1 jerry can of diesel

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while the owners slept onboard, two jerry cans of fuel were stolen from the deck of a yacht anchored in Rodney Bay. The lines securing the jugs were cut. Five similar jugs were left behind.

Incident Date: 2025-05-21 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fishing rod and reel

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A fishing rod/reel were stolen from the rod holder of moored yacht's stern rail.

Incident Date: 2024-11-21 at 20:25

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash, credit cards and phone

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht arrived in Soufriere and took a mooring. They visited friends on a neighboring yacht for about 2 hours that evening. They did not lock the yacht and on their return discovered that they had been boarded. The thief entered the salon and stole cash, credit cards and a phone which had been left on a table. A report was made in person to the local police. The police and a Soufriere Marine Management Area (SMMA) ranger then visited the yacht.

Incident Date: 2024-10-13 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while the owner slept, thieves stole the yacht's dinghy/outboard. The in-the-water dinghy was chain locked to the swim platform. No police report was made.