Tag: Saint Martin (France) Archives

3417 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2024-12-01 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 3D Tender model 300 SN# FR-DAL7005G02 / Tohatsu 18HP engine model MX18E2 SN# 039214 BX

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cable locked dinghy was stolen from the secure (ZMEL) section of the dinghy dock between Saturday night, 30 November, 2100HRS and Sunday, 1 December, 0100HRS. The cable was cut. ||Reports were made to the Port Captain, Police and Marina.||UPDATE: 9 December the dinghy was found by another boater and returned to the owner by the marine police. It had some minor damage and the original engine was gone, replaced by an old nonworking engine.

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3410 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2024-12-01 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash, credit card, passports, boat papers, computer and a watch

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran was moored in Marigot Bay and overnight while the owners slept their unlocked yacht was boarded. Thieves stole cash, a credit card, passports, boat papers, a computer and a watch. A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: see 3412, this is second boat boarded in this anchorage

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3412 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2024-11-30 at 02:45

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash, credit card, iPad

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While owners slept on board, thieves boarded their unlocked catamaran and entered the salon. They stole a purse containing cash, a credit card and an iPad. ||No police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: this is the 2nd boat boarded in this anchorage. see 3410.

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3438 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit


Incident Date: 2024-04-26 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 6HP outboard/fuel tank, Towing generator/propeller,2000W generator, 2 winches, Rocna anchor, various electronics, sheets and sails, tools, +++

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owner left their yacht on a mooring in the French lagoon from March 30 – April 26. During that timeframe various items were stolen from the deck (6HP outboard/anchor/towing generator/winches removed +) and others were stolen with some effort from the unlocked but blocked interior. (sails/sheets/electronics/2000W generator/electronics/tools +) ||No police report was made but the owner expects to complete one with French authorities when he returns to the island.||Mercury outboard model ME6M 4ST SN OR283922

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3280 – Attempted Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon


Incident Date: 2024-04-10 at 01:50

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: attempted theft of raised dinghy/outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers anchored in the lagoon awoke at 0150HRS to sounds on their aft deck. A thief had boarded and was attempting to lower their raised and tied off dinghy/outboard. They began banging on the ceiling of their aft cabin and the thief aborted his efforts and jumped back in his dinghy and drifted a short way off while claiming he "needed gas". ||The cruisers used a spot light to light up the scene and began recording video. The thief had a second dinghy already in tow and departed the lagoon via the Sandy Ground bridge. ( See 3281) A report was made on the VHF net the next morning, where another cruiser confirmed their dinghy had been stolen overnight. A police report was made and the video provided to authorities.

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3230 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon


Incident Date: 2024-02-05 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Carolina skiff / 18HP Nissan (later recoverd)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Video surveillance recorded the theft of the locked Carolina skiff/ 18HP Nissan dinghy from the Island Water World dock. || It was recovered in good condition with the outboard the next day.

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3191 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Sandy Ground Bridge


Incident Date: 2023-12-28 at 06:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: mastless catamaran stolen and then crashed into the Sandy Ground bridge.

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: After the police departed from the monohull that had reported the assault, (see 3190) the 5 men stole an unoccupied and mast-less catamaran from a nearby dock. They crashed it into the Sandy Ground bridge trying to leave the lagoon, and abandoned it there. A police report was made.

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3189 – Burglary in Saint Martin (France) – Sandy Ground Bridge


Incident Date: 2023-12-28 at 04:30

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: flaregun/flares

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Five men approached from land and broke into an unoccupied charter catamaran at the Polypat dock. They stole flares/flaregun that they then used to board another (occupied) yacht on the same dock (3190) and assaulted the crew. They later stole another unoccupied catamaran (see 3191) and crashed into the Sandy Ground bridge.

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