Tag: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Archives

2232 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – So. Glossy Bay


Incident Date: 2018-06-03 at 02:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: None, not successful

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran anchored in South Glossy Bay overnight. Well aware of prior problems in Canouan, the owners locked up securely. They were awoken when a swimmer tried to pry open a locked deck hatch. The thief, once discovered, ran forward and jumped overboard and swam away. Minor damage, but nothing taken. They departed Canouan early the next morning.

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2200 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Wallilabou


Incident Date: 2018-02-17 at 17:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Petrol can and dinghy security strap

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers arriving on their monohull in Walliabou were "mobbed" by numerous boat boys and unable to keep an eye on all of them as they secured their boat. The dinghy had to be lowered off the davits to take a line ashore and a fuel can and a strap were taken from the floor of the dinghy. The boat boys were described as "aggressive" and demanded 100EC for help getting a line ashore.

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2195 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Chatham Bay


Incident Date: 2018-02-06 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Two pairs of flip flops

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water, but chained-to- the-yacht dinghy was visited by thieves overnight in Chatham Bay, Union Island. Unable to remove the well secured engine or fuel tank, the thieves settled on the footware – 2 pairs of high end flipflops, both loose in the dinghy, but covered by a cloth. It was clear that an unsuccessful attempt was made to take the outboard and the fuel tank, both well secured to the dinghy, which was chained to the yacht. The victims wish to share their lesson learned … clear everything that is not locked from the dinghy.

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2185 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Buccament Bay


Incident Date: 2018-01-25 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: snorkel gear and binoculars, failed attempt to steal dinghy

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners woke to discover that thieves had boarded their locked catamaran overnight. In an attempt to steal the dinghy the thieves had lowered it from the davits until until the locking cable became apparent when it went tight and prevented the theft. The dinghy was left partially suspended. 2 sets of snorkel gear and a pair of binoculars were taken from the cockpit. The yacht departed immediately and no police report was made.

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2152 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Chatham Bay


Incident Date: 2017-07-26 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy and outboard (AB 4.3 m fiberglass dinghy with Yamaha Enduro 40 hp outboard)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A locked and in-the-water dinghy was stolen overnight, remnants of the severed painter and cable were all that remained. A police report was filed in Clifton and local marine park authorities were also notified.

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2153 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)


Incident Date: 2017-07-26 at 01:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: none noticed immediately

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A charter catamaran was boarded overnight. The captain heard noise as a hatch was being opened and chased the man, who dove overboard and swam away. The SVG Coast Guard took a report from the victims the next day.

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2148 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)


Incident Date: 2017-07-25 at 01:20

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Nil.

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht was boarded by a single male who dove overboard and swam away after being confronted by the owners from behind the locked cabin door at about 1 AM. Several VHF calls to the SVG Coast Guard were not answered. The owners departed the next morning and made a report to the SVG police in Bequia, who indicated they would forward the report to the SVG Canouan police.

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