Incident Date: 2024-02-02 at 19:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: engineless dinghy
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A not-locked and engineless dinghy was stolen from the dinghy dock in Cumberland Bay around 1900HRs. A report was made to the Coast Guard.
Incident Date: 2023-12-27 at 00:26
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy CL260 HFM07458G819, 15HP Yamaha 15HMS SN 684K-1188621
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen overnight from Chatham Bay while the owners slept onboard. They discovered all 4 lines sharply cut in the morning. ||A police report was made. An airtag in the outboard was tracked by local police to a house in Ashton, but the outboard was not located.||Highfield dinghy CL260 HFM07458G819, 15HP Yamaha 15HMS SN 684K-1188621
Incident Date: 2023-12-22 at 18:30
Event Type: Assault
Stolen Items: nothing
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A cruiser returned to his beached dinghy in Saline Bay at approximately 18:30HRS. He was attacked by a man with a machete, and thrown down on the sand and held there with a knee to his back.||The attacker demanded his money and "gold". The cruiser told him there was 5 ECD in the wallet in the dinghy and was asked if there was money on the boat. The cruiser told him only the 5 ECD as there was no ATM on Mayreau. He wore no watch or jewelry. ||The attacker threatened to cut off his head and told him to remain down, which he did as the assailant moved away into the trees. After a short time he called out that he could go. The cruiser was not injured and rowed to a friends boat nearby. The 5 ECD was left behind. ||The next day a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2023-10-20 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash, credit cards, computers and first aid kit
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored off Princess Margaret beach, Bequia, was boarded between midnight and 0600HRS while the owners slept onboard. The yacht was not locked and the thieves entered the salon/cabins and stole cash, credit cards, computers and a first aid kit. A report was made to the Coast Guard and the police.
Incident Date: 2023-10-10 at 00:15
Event Type: Assault
Stolen Items: Cash, ring, binoculars, fishing/diving gear, large flashlight
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: CSSN NOTE: This report replaces a previous PRELIMINARY 2nd hand report (3105)||A yacht with two persons on board anchored alone in Buccament Bay, St. Vincent around 1000HRS. At 0015HRS they were boarded by two men, armed with a gun and a knife who broke through the companionway door. The crew was held at gunpoint (head) and knifepoint (back). The armed men ransacked (and damaged) the yacht before roughly taking a ring from the woman's finger, which later required medical treatment. Also cash, binoculars, fishing/diving gear, and a large flashlight were stolen.||After about an hour onboard the men left rowing a wooden boat. A report was made to the police and Coast Guard.
Incident Date: 2023-09-08 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 15HP 2S Yamaha outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored off Princess Margaret beach had their in-the-water and cable locked dinghy stolen overnight while they slept onboard. The thief stole a surf board from a nearby beach bar and used it to reach the yacht. The dinghy was taken to the beach and the 15HP Yamaha outboard removed. The dinghy, fuel tank and surfboard were abandoned on the beach, and later recovered. ||A report was made to the police and Coast Guard.
Incident Date: 2023-07-08 at 23:45
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Food and a headlamp
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Cruisers locked their main entrances and most hatches and went to bed. The next morning they awoke to find their refrigerator and freezer unlatched, with food crumbs/remains/containers scattered around and in the trash. At least one drawer had been rifled, and a headlamp had been stolen but computers, tablets, and cameras in open sight were not taken. An unlocked overhead hatch appeared to be the point of access,
Incident Date: 2023-04-12 at 00:30
Event Type: Vandalism
Stolen Items: None
Secured:
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht was approached and led to a non-park mooring and what was perceived as a high fee was demanded, then refused, and then the boat was taken to one of the park moorings and a proper Marine Park ticket/voucher given for payment. A lot of harsh words were exchanged.|| That night, the yacht's mooring line was cut and the boat went adrift, the crew was awakened by the unusual motion of the boat at 0030HRS. The crew managed to avert disaster and were very close to going aground/striking the concrete dock.|| The next morning another young man arrived at 0500 and asked to be paid for his "services" although he had not been involved in any way. When examined closely it was clear that many sharp cuts had been made on the yacht's mooring line. The crew visited the Marine Park offices later that day and after some discussion the overnight fee ($60ECD) was waived given the circumstances, and the yacht departed. ||CSSN has asked the Marine Park manager to clarify the mooring selection/payment process for their moorings and the role/payment of boat boys . We will publish an update when this is received.
Incident Date: 2023-03-16 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash, cell phone
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: While owners slept onboard, a thief entered the yacht through an unlocked hatch and stole cash and a cellphone. ||A report was made to the police and the marina.
Incident Date: 2023-02-08 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy with motor
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard their yacht anchored in Cumberland Bay, their in-the-water but not locked dinghy was stolen, despite having 2 lines securing it to the yacht. This is the 4th reported theft in this bay in the last 2 months.||It is not known if a police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim please complete the quick and easy CSSN online incident report, help keep the cruising community well informed.
