Incident Date: 2022-03-05 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: entire local speedboat "Come Cool", later recovered on Union Island.
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: This is the 2nd of 2 local speedboats stolen the same night. This one "Come Cool" was recovered at Union Island. ||See 2756 for more details about the 1st boat.
Incident Date: 2022-02-02 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB dinghy / 15HP 2S Yamaha outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight the in-the-water and not locked AB dinghy/15HP outboard was stolen. A verbal report was made to the Marine Park, and a police report was made at Union Island, SVG.
Incident Date: 2022-02-01 at 04:45
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: nothing, not successful
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht owner was awakened when he heard sounds against the hull at 0445HRS on his first night in Chatham Bay. He found two males had come alongside in a small unpowered boat with padded gunwales, near the bow where the dinghy had been stored overnight on deck. He began yelling and they quickly rowed away, offering no explanation for their presence. The captain alerted the other 12 or so yachts in the anchorage by VHF and by ringing the yachts bell.
Incident Date: 2022-01-28 at 21:15
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Anchor and chain, cut the line
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners discovered that the dinghy anchor and chain/rope rode had been cut and stolen from their locked-to the-dock dinghy. No police report was made.
Incident Date: 2022-01-16 at 02:30
Event Type: Assault
Stolen Items: Camera, computer, cash, phone
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Two yachts were the only visiting yachts anchored in Buccament Bay, St. Vincent. On the second night of their stay, the singlehanded captain/owner of one of the yachts awoke when he was being choked by 1 of 2 men who had boarded through a closed but not locked companionway. After the attackers displayed a gun to ensure cooperation a cloth/hood was placed over the captains head and he was tied up. The thieves ransacked the boat taking cash and electronics (phone, computer, camera). The thieves seemed unprepared to take the lifted and chain locked dinghy from it davits. They departed in an unpowered boat, which authorities indicated may have been stolen from a nearby bay. ||A call was made on VHF 16 and a lighthouse station responded, and then contacted the Coast Guard, who arrived promptly and also contacted the police. The police arrived promptly to take a report, but no forensics were collected. ||CSSN NOTE: The thieves had attempted to board the other yacht earlier the same night, but were not successful when the owners awoke and were able to discourage the two men. VHF calls to their buddy boat (victim above), were not answered.
Incident Date: 2021-11-28 at 18:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: S/V La Mouette, a Lagoon 38 catamaran
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: The charter catamaran La Mouette, a Lagoon 38 with a blue stackpack was stolen, and observed at about 6PM on Sunday after it left its mooring and headed towards the east coast of St Vincent under power. A report was made to to SVG Coast guard.
Incident Date: 2021-11-28 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Samsung A12 smartphone
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: While owners and crew slept onboard a thief entered the yacht's salon and stole the smartphone that was being used as an anchor alarm. The crew was awakened when the anchor alarm activated but the delay allowed the thief to escape. No other items were taken. A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: Many (25) similar events have occurred in this location since 2015, the last reported to CSSN was in 2019. Consider taking appropriate precautions if planning to anchor overnight in Canouan.
Incident Date: 2021-10-09 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 44ft. Fountain Pajot Helia catamaran
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight A 44ft. Fountain Pajot Helia catamaran " Kailani 2" was stolen from a mooring in Young Island, SVG . Photos and details can be seen here, on CSSN partner Boatwatch.org website. ||Report any information or sightings to the nearest Coast Guard, St. Vincent Coast Guard or police authority.||https://boatwatch.org/current-watches/catamaran-kailani-ii-stolen-from-young-island-st-vincent-eastern-caribbean/
Incident Date: 2021-07-27 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: A locally made canoe
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A locally made canoe was stolen from the beach in Port Elizabeth. It was not locked, and a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2020-12-14 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 5 Gallon fuel jug / fuel
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight a full 5 gallon fuel jug was stolen from the deck of a yacht in the bay. No further details are available.
