Tag: Saint Martin (France) Archives

Incident Date: 2026-04-10 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy, Outboard Motor

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht near Witches Tit had their in-the-water and locked dinghy stolen. The dinghy minus the engine was later recovered. No police report was made. No further details are currently available.

CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim, please make a timely and complete firsthand CSSN report, and a police report. Safety and security are a shared responsibility, it’s important to our cruising community.

Incident Date: 2026-04-06 at 16:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Other: Dinghy seat

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: The dinghy seat was stolen from a dinghy locked to the Grand Case dinghy dock.

Incident Date: 2026-03-31 at 23:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Other: dinghy light, pump, fuel line cut

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: The owners returned to the Marigot dinghy dock and found that a thief had stolen their dinghy light, pump, and cut the fuel tank line. Other dinghies were also affected. See 3804.

Incident Date: 2026-03-19 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel Tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: the owner returned to the Marigot dinghy dock and found that their fuel tank had been stolen.

It is not known if a police report was made.

Incident Date: 2026-03-31 at 23:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel Tank, Other: fuel, tank cap, 2 stroke oil, dinghy navigation light, foot pump , all but fuel and pump later recovered, see full report

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owners arrived back at the dinghy dock in Marigot at about 2300HRS, and found their dinghy had been ransacked. The dinghy and fuel tank were locked, but the thief cut the fuel line, stole the tank cap, some fuel, a bottle of 2 stroke oil, an outboard navigation light and the dinghy foot pump.

An earlier victim had made a video of a man rummaging through dinghies, and his yacht was identified. The next morning they were able to retrieve their items, minus the fuel and foot pump, hidden in the dinghy of the identified yacht which was anchored nearby off Galisbay, before it hurriedly departed to the west.

Incident Date: 2026-03-05 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (10 ft Achilles dinghy – gray – with red towing bridle. Serial # ACH00147E222), Outboard Motor (Black Tohatsu 15 HP, serial # 027855BE, locked to dinghy)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy came loose while being towed between St. Martin and St. Barth and washed ashore on Le Gallon beach, just south of Orient Bay, St. Martin. The Coast Guard alerted the owners with the coordinates of the dinghy, but it was stolen from the beach before it could be recovered. A report was made to the police and the Coast Guard.

Incident Date: 2026-02-16 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Other: dinghy fuel line and fuel

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: After dinner ashore, owners returned to the dinghy dock to find the fuel line, inline filter and primer bulb as well as the fuel in the tank had been stolen from their dinghy.