Incident Date: 2026-01-01 at 23:42
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Diving Equipment (2 pairs of Atomic split fins)
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners of a yacht anchored in Admiralty Bay, Bequia mistakenly left their dive fins in the dinghy overnight. They were stolen. A report was made on the VHF net.
Incident Date: 2025-12-28 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy (Quicksilver), Outboard Motor (4HP Mariner)
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy/outboard was stolen from a yacht anchored in Admiralty Bay.
The dinghy was returned to the yacht the next day after a $300ECD fee was paid.
CSSN UPDATE: The victim has clarified his initial input. The engine was locked to the dinghy, but the dinghy was not locked to the yacht. It had been tied to to the yacht with new/perfect condition rope, that was found “broken”.
Incident Date: 2025-09-10 at 19:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Center console Highfield dinghy / 70HP Yamaha
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners aboard a catamaran in Saline Bay found their unlocked dinghy had been stolen during the early evening hours while tied at the stern. A police report was made the next day.
Yamaha SN-HFM39375H324
Highfield HIN: HF420SP
Incident Date: 2025-03-08 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 3D tender / Tohatsu outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy / outboard was stolen. No further details are currently available.
Incident Date: 2025-05-19 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 400 EC in cash
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owner was sleeping in the cockpit overnight. A thief boarded and entered the yacht undetected, and stole cash from a wallet. An iPhone and and iPad were not disturbed.||CSSN NOTE: there have now been 2 recent thefts in this bay (see 3667). More than 30 thefts have occurred here in the past. If you are a victim please make a police report so that officials can address this problem.
Incident Date: 2025-05-29 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Cruisers were awoken at 0300HRS by their barking dog. They found that a thief had entered the catamaran through the unlocked but closed sliding door. Cash was stolen from the nav station.
Incident Date: 2025-05-10 at 19:15
Event Type: Assault
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Cruisers returned to the main dinghy dock with friends at 1915HRS and as the second dinghy was departing some young men began hurling objects/rocks at them from the dinghy dock and stuck one of the cruisers in the head. Injuries were described as minor and both crews returned to their yachts. ||It is not known if a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2025-02-04 at 10:30
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None, not successful
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners were down below with lights on when they heard noises at 2230HRS. They made some noise and then went out to investigate. They were shocked to see a man sitting on their swim platform, and began yelling at him to leave. The intruder got back in the water and swam away.||CSSN NOTE: A second boat in this anchorage experienced a theft this same night. If you are a victim, please make a report, keep our community well informed.
Incident Date: 2025-01-27 at 17:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Tiller extender
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Cruisers left their well locked dinghy / engine at the dinghy dock. A young "minder" was present and agreed to a modest payment upon return. When they returned about 3 hours later the minder was no longer there. The tiller extender that had been laying in the bottom of the dinghy had been stolen.
Incident Date: 2025-01-22 at 22:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 3 pairs of sandals/walking shoes
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht arrived in the late afternoon and anchored their monohull in Chateaubelair Bay, St. Vincent. At about 2200HRS they heard a thump/noise on deck. They investigated and were unable to locate the source. ||The next morning they discovered all 3 pairs of sandals/shoes in the well lit cockpit had been stolen. A police report was made, and they departed.
