Tag: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Archives

Incident Date: 2022-11-24 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Red fishing tackle box

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran anchored close-in off Princess Margaret beach and the crew went into town for some quick supplies from 16:00-19:30HRS. When they returned to the yacht they found some items strewn on the deck floor. An unlocked external locker had been opened and rifled through. A bright red plastic fishing tackle box was stolen. 5 of 8 swim fin socks were taken from the drying line. The main cabin remained locked and there was no sign of any other attempted or forced entry. No police report was made.

Incident Date: 2022-11-11 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel tank for an outboard motor, spare anchor

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A sailing school charter yacht anchored overnight in Charleston Bay, Canouan. In the morning the students discovered a fuel tank for the outboard motor, and a spare anchor were stolen from one of the lazarettes where they had been stowed overnight. ||The theft occurred in the late evening between midnight and 5am the next morning.

Incident Date: 2022-10-22 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: spare pump

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While crew was away a thief boarded their catamaran anchored off Princess Margaret Beach, Bequia, and stole a spare pump from inside the unlocked cockpit locker. The thief did not enter the locked salon. No police report was made.

Incident Date: 2022-10-22 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: camera gear and drones

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran anchored off Princess Margaret beach was boarded while the crew was ashore and thieves stole camera gear and drone equipment. The yacht was not locked. A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: another cruising yacht was also boarded the same night in this bay, see 2905

Incident Date: 2022-08-14 at 06:12

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 5 gallon fuel container and 3 additional gallons of mixed fuel.

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard a thief boarded their monohull off Princess Margaret Beach, Bequia, and stole a 5 gallon (full) fuel jug from the cockpit. The dinghy fuel tank (also full) was also emptied. A small portable generator in the cockpit and a small 2 gallon fuel jug on the swim platform were undisturbed. A police report was made.

Incident Date: 2022-08-12 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: cash

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: In the morning the Captain and crew discovered that a thief had boarded and stolen all the cash from a backpack in the salon, leaving a phone, passport and other items undisturbed. The entry may have been during dinner ashore, or later that night as they slept onboard. They also noticed some blue paint marking their stern about a foot above the waterline. ||A report was made to the port captain and the police.||CSSN NOTE: Another yacht in the anchorage was also boarded this same night. (See 2782)