Incident Date: 2018-06-06 at 23:59
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 3m Caribe dinghy w/ 8hp Yamaha
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners awoke around midnight and discovered the stainless steel cable locking their in-the-water dinghy to the yacht has been cleanly severed by bolt cutters. A police report was made the next day.
Incident Date: 2018-04-14 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy and 15 hp yamaha outboard from davits
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht was anchored alone in the bay. Theives boarded overnight while the owners slept, and the raised (but not locked) dinghy/outboard was stolen from the davits. A $50 fee was charged when a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2018-03-13 at 02:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: At 02:30 hours the owner/crew of a yacht anchored in Rodney Bay heard some noise, and the owner investigated. He noticed that his neighbor's in-the-water dinghy was missing, and woke them. He launched his dinghy, and they found the stolen dinghy minus the new 20HP 4S engine floating about 50 ft into the marina channel. The padlock on the outboard and the dinghy locking cable had both been cut. A second dinghy also minus its engine (see next report) was found floating in the same area, and was returned to its owner. The Coast Guard was notified, but did not respond to multiple VHF 16 calls. The owners planned to file a complete report the next morning. A third engineless dinghy was recovered the next mornig froma nearby beach. ( see later report)
Incident Date: 2018-03-13 at 02:45
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: An in-the water but cable locked dinghy was stolen overnight. The thick stainless cable locking the dinghy to the yacht and the lock on the locking bar of the outboard had both been cut. The dinghy minus the outboard was recovered 50 ft into the marina channel by another cruiser who was assisting his neighbor looking for a second stolen dinghy (see previous report). The Coast Guard was notified.
Incident Date: 2018-03-11 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners awoke to find someone else's dinghy tied to their yacht. The 1 inch line had been cut. The dinghy was returned to the rightful owners, no additional details are available.
Incident Date: 2018-02-26 at 23:45
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A cable locked dinghy was stolen overnight. Fisherman recovered it floating 3 miles offshore and it was returned to the owner. Some minor damage was noted. Apparently the thief had been unable to defeat the engine lock and left behind an extra oar. It is believed a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2018-02-26 at 23:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored off Gros Islet had their dinghy secured with a painter and a 1cm cable with a plastic sleeve from krypton. It was padlocked at each end. The outboard was secured with a motor lock and the petrol tank with a 2cm steel cable. They retired for the night at 23:30 and at 06:00 the next morning they discovered the dinghy was missing, the locking cable had been cut. At that same time they saw the police motor past with the dinghy in tow. They signaled the police, who came over, and after establishing ownership the police took a report. The police indicated the dinghy had been found on the beach with some inflatable devices that had apparently been used to get to the yacht. There was minor damage beyond the cut cable to the starter cord/switch and the fuel line.
Incident Date: 2018-02-13 at 02:30
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None, failed attempt
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners of a monohull discovered the painter on their in-the-water but stainless steel cable locked dinghy had been cut with a knife overnight. The thief was not successful.
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Incident Date: 2018-02-03 at 10:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 3rd Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy/outboard locked to the main dock in Rodney Bay Marina was stolen during the daytime. It is not known if a police report was made. ||CSSN NOTE: If you are, or know, the owner please contact CSSN to complete an updated online incident report. Multiple incidents (7) have been reported in this area in recent weeks. Use Zoom-Tap, Know & Go to review them easily.
Incident Date: 2018-02-02 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy/outboard was stolen overnight from a yacht berthed on J dock, no further details are currently available.
