Incident Date: 2025-04-21 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB dinghy / 9.8HP Tohastu outboard
Secured: secured – locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy at the old dinghy dock was stolen overnight. It was locked with 6mm stainless chain. A second (also locked) dinghy/outboard was also stolen the same night. ||No police report was made. ||Dinghy HIN: COABM07009J718
Incident Date: 2025-04-04 at 23:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Carib Marine dinghy HFP 330 BL / 15HPYamaha 2S model 15FMH 684K SN 1165946
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An in-the- water and not locked dinghy was stolen from a well lit and occupied yacht between 2200 – 0100HRS. The dinghy was tied closely to the yacht and the thieves boarded the swim platform in order to release and steal it. A police report was made, and on the local VHF net. ||A nearby yacht heard some suspicious noise, and later discovered that thieves had attempted to steal his well locked outboard. See report 3634.||Dinghy details : Carib Marine dinghy HFP 330 BL |Engine details: 15HPYamaha 2S model 15FMH 684K Serial Number 1165946
Incident Date: 2025-04-04 at 23:15
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: outboard theft not successful, heavy lock and cable cut
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht owner heard some suspicious noise overnight and awoke to investigate and found the heavy lock /cable securing their outboard to the in-the-water dinghy had been defeated, and the transom clamps loosened. Apparently the well prepared thieves abandoned their attempt and later found another victim, see report 3635.
Incident Date: 2025-03-01 at 14:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: OC 350-C tender / Yamaha 15HP outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners fell asleep and woke at 0200HRS to lock up their in-the-water dinghy and discovered it had been stolen. A report was made on the VHF net and to the Port Captain. ||Dinghy HIN NZ-OCT35628D323|Yamaha 15HP-2S SN 11962740
Incident Date: 2025-01-08 at 03:01
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB center console dinghy / 60HP Suzuki outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A locked 5m center console AB dinghy / 60HP Suzuki engine stolen from the French lagoon near Nettle Bay. It was recovered a few days later near Cadisco minus engine/controls, and returned to the owner. Serial number/HIN numbers provided by the victim were quickly matched to the found dinghy.||A police report was made.||Dinghy VIN COXTM58O04H516|Engine SN 06002F-510841
Incident Date: 2025-01-03 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: center console boat / engine
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: The center console boat was stolen from a marine business in Nettle Bay overnight. It was recovered by the owner the next day, with only minor damage and missing a large cooler. The Gendarmes were contacted and they collected evidence.
Incident Date: 2025-01-01 at 03:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Cash, cell phones, laptops
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: PRELIMINARY REPORT: The crew came back to the yacht after celebrating New Year's ashore to see that the wooden door of the companionway was broken and that the interior of the doghouse had been ransacked. Cash, cell phones and laptops were taken. ||A police report is planned. Further updates are expected.
Incident Date: 2024-12-21 at 02:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: Not successful, audible alarm/video surveillance activated
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A day charter boat berthed at Marina Royale was boarded around 0200HRS by a thief. The security system audible alarm activated, scared the thief and his image was captured by video. He was not able to steal the lifted/locked dinghy.
Incident Date: 2024-12-08 at 18:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Owner left their locked dinghy for about 30 minutes at the Port Royal dock. When they returned and found it had been stolen they received assistance from another boat owner. Calls to the police were not answered, and when they called the fire department they were advised to make a report the next day. They utilized a tracker signal to locate the dinghy, at a Dutch-side waterfront marina bar. They retrieved it when the suspect fled on foot. It was loaded with tools and personal goods that had been stolen from a cruising boat, which were returned to their owner. A police statement was made.
Incident Date: 2024-12-08 at 00:01
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Le bateau en lui-même
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: After a late dinner owners were unable to start the engine so left their dinghy overnight locked to the marina dock. When they returned at 0500HRS to retrieve it, they discovered it had been stolen. Using an AirTag, they located the dinghy at the Dutch Coast Guard. It had been intercepted by them during the early morning hours. A police report was made and the dinghy was returned to the owner.
