Tag: Saint Martin (France) Archives

2580 – Attempted Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2021-02-04 at 22:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Thief attempted to steal a raised dinghy from the davits

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Around 10PM owner of a yacht anchored near the Fort Louis marina heard some noises and found his dingy was half lowered from its davits, and a man immediately jumped overboard and swam to shore.

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2574 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon


Incident Date: 2021-01-30 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 5HP Yamaha 2S outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Yamaha 5HP 2S was stolen from an in-the-water and locked dinghy. It is not known if a police report was made.

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2565 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon


Incident Date: 2021-01-26 at 23:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 18HP Tohatsu outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy locked to the TOBY dinghy dock had its locked to the dinghy 18HP Tohastu outboard stolen overnight. The dinghy was not taken. No further details are available.||CSSN NOTE: CSSN firsthand reports are easy to make, please, if you are a victim do so promptly for the benefit of our cruising community.

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2561 – Burglary in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit


Incident Date: 2021-01-26 at 19:30

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Laptop, hardrives, tablet, Bluetooth speaker, fishing rod and reel, flare gun and shells large bolt/cable cutters

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht was boarded in the early evening and the handle from the bilge pump was used to force the padlock from the companionway hatch. The boat was methodically tossed and laptops, electronics, fishing gear, flare gun/shells and large bolt/cable cutters were stolen. No damage other than the lock was done and it seemed that the intruder was efficient and likely only onboard for a very short time.

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2564 – Burglary in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon


Incident Date: 2021-01-14 at 16:00

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Laptops and personal electronics

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Crew returned to yacht near Explorer island and discovered a daytime break in had occurred. Laptops and electronics were stolen. No further details are available.

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2557 – Attempted Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2021-01-10 at 03:40

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owner of a catamaran was onboard and heard noise on deck at 3:40 am. He found a woman on deck hiding near the mast who then jumped over and swam ashore. A locker had been opened, rifled and several items removed, but they were left behind. || A police report was made.

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2556 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2021-01-05 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: iPhone, iPad , laptop computer , binoculars ,search light , sunglasses , wallet with CC and $ , oil diffuser aroma 360 , back pack .

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Between 0200 and 0400 hours while the crew slept on board a swimmer boarded their catamaran in Marigot Bay and broke in thru the locked door. They discovered the theft and wet footprints at about 0700 hours. Stolen items included personal electronics, a laptop, binoculars, a search light, sunglasses and a wallet with cash and credit cards (one cc was used at 0400 hours), other items and a backpack. ||A report was made to the police, who visited the boat for photos and forensics. The police indicated that this was the 4th such incident recently, sadly CSSN has NOT received reports about these earlier incidents. CSSN encourages all victims to make firsthand reports, if you were a victim of one of the earlier incidents please use the easy online CSSN reporting form and we will work with you to publish an ALERT!

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2464 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Grand Case


Incident Date: 2020-03-16 at 17:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Stainless steel dinghy anchor

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners left the locked dinghy with 3-4 other dinghies at the dinghy dock at about 4PM, and deployed their stern anchor. When they returned an hour later they discovered the anchor rode had been cut and the stainless anchor stolen.

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2440 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon


Incident Date: 2020-01-12 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 10ft zodiac RIB dinghy

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy locked overnight to the TOBY dinghy dock was stolen, its much better secured outboard (locked separately to the dock with heavy chain) was removed from the dinghy and left on the dock. A report was made to the marina/boatyard and on the VHF net. A substantial reward was offered and the dinghy recovered the next day.

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