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Tag: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Archives

3512 – Attempted Robbery in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Kearton’s Bay

Incident Date: 2025-01-16 at 16:45

Event Type: Attempted Robbery

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers were returning to their yacht In Kearton's Bay, St. Vincent, after visiting Customs and Immigration. After exiting their taxi a boy aged about 10 years approached with a large butcher knife and demanded their bag. They rushed past to the beach where a man waiting to assist them with a mooring waited. They were taken back to their yacht without further incident.

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January 16, 2025

3485 – Attempted Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach

Incident Date: 2025-01-03 at 00:45

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: nothing, not successful

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Crew of a catamaran awoke to noise and found a swimmer onboard. They yelled and were able to chase him off, nothing was stolen. They yacht departed the next morning. A nearby yacht was also boarded and swim trunks stolen, see 3485. Authorities on marine patrol were notified later in the day.

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January 3, 2025

3379 – Other in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Clifton Harbor

Incident Date: 2024-10-22 at 09:45

Event Type: Other

Stolen Items: Nothing stolen

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht with 2 persons onboard anchored in Clifton at 0945HRS for the purposes of checking out, intending to be there for less than an hour. A local boat with 2 men approached and became very aggressive about taking a mooring, many were available. When a mooring was repeatedly declined one of the men began to threaten, first to steal the dinghy if they did not move and then to murder/kill the crew. He attempted to board the yacht with a metal rod in his hand as a weapon. Yelling and the presence of the dog stopped him. Photos were taken, and he continued to threaten to kill the crew. The man departed claiming he would return in 20 minutes with "friends" to kill them. ||The Coast Guard was called on the VHF, but did not respond. A phone call to the police was made and they agreed to meet the crew in Ashton to take a report. The man was recognized in the photos and the police/locals indicated he had been problematic with others. They spoke with the man who claimed no threats were made and he had not attempted to board the boat. No charges were made. 

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October 22, 2024

3279 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Blue Lagoon

Incident Date: 2024-04-06 at 10:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Handheld VHF radio

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruising yacht was moored and occupied for 4 days in Blue Lagoon, SVG. The owner left the boat fully secured and unsupervised for 2 hours to provision. Upon returning he discovered the helm cover had been opened on the fly bridge and the handheld VHF radio had been stolen. No police report was made.

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April 6, 2024

3273 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Clifton Harbor

Incident Date: 2024-03-25 at 01:10

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy / outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A charter yacht spent the night in Clifton Harbor. At 0530 they found their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was "missing". A search of the shoreline with binoculars at sunrise did not locate it. Shortly thereafter a local arrived at their yacht and told them someone had "found" a dinghy and took them to shore where another man claimed to have "found" the dinghy at Frigate Island (in the dark). A $20US finders fee was offered. The man demanded $500US and refused to return the dinghy until it was paid. The crew contacted their charter company who suggested they pay the fee, and depart immediately. They waited for the bank to open, paid the $500US and the dinghy was surrendered. The police were contacted but did not arrive. They departed.

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March 25, 2024

3249 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Mayreau – Salt Whistle Bay

Incident Date: 2024-03-03 at 15:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Bag with phone, cash and credit card

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers walked to a remote NE beach on Mayreau. They observed a thief come from the bushes and steal their bag containing a phone, cash and credit card. They gave chase but were not successful. They did find a knife the thief had dropped. ||A report was made to the police and Coast Guard, who seem to be very familiar with the individual who was identified. He confessed, surrendered the phone (not the cash or credit card) and they took him into custody and transported him to Union Island. He has other similar charges outstanding and was expected to be released pending trail.

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March 3, 2024