Incident Date: 2026-05-19 at 06:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Other: fuel, gasoline
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: The fuel was stolen from the tank of a dinghy locked to the Marigot dinghy dock in the early morning hours. The fuel line was cut.
Incident Date: 2026-05-16 at 17:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy (Caribe), Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15HP)
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy locked to a floating pontoon in the lagoon was stolen. It is not known if a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2026-04-23 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Fuel Tank
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: The owners returned to their locked to the dock dinghy at 2200HRS. They found that the fuel line had been cut and the fuel stolen. The fuel tank was locked to the dinghy. No other items had been stolen.
Incident Date: 2026-03-31 at 23:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: When the owners returned to the Marigot dinghy dock, they found that thieves had attempted to steal the dinghy fuel tank, which was locked to the dinghy. Most of the fuel ended up in the dinghy. Other dinghies at this dock also experienced problems on the same night, see 3804 and 3809.
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.
