Incident Date: 2019-07-29 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy 360 light
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners left their dinghy at Mac’s pizzeria dock for dinner ashore. When they returned they found that the (not locked) 360 degree light had been stolen. They departed early the next day, no police report was made.
Incident Date: 2019-07-20 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash and a LED flashlight
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners of a monohull anchored off Princess Margaret beach left a radio playing and put on a light in the cockpit when they went ashore for dinner from 1830-2130 HRS, they did not lock the yacht. On their return they discovered that a thief had boarded and stolen cash, an LED flashlight and damaged a wardrobe, likely because they did not understand the closure mechanism. A police report was made, as well as announced on the VHF net..
Incident Date: 2019-07-09 at 23:59
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy and 5HP outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Ten(10) boats were in the anchorage overnight. Three (3) left dinghies in the water, 2 of which were locked, but a charter boat left theirs unlocked. It was stolen overnight, the line cut. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2019-07-07 at 04:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A cruising catamaran was at anchor just south of L’Ance Guyac point on Canouan. At 04:00 am on 07/07/19, occupants were awoken by a noise on deck and found a man onboard trying to unlock the dinghy, which was raised and secured with a chain. The boarder jumped in the water and disappeared on a small red and white dinghy without a motor.
Incident Date: 2019-07-04 at 03:12
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Sleeping owners were awakened by a noise on deck and opened a hatch just as their sensor light came on and illuminated a man trying to gain entry to the salon. The intruder jumped overboard. The Coast Guard was notified and arrived after a delay. An unsuccessful search was made of shore, and they took a report. All hatches and companionways were locked at the time of the boarding. All valuable items on deck were also secured and locked.
Incident Date: 2019-07-01 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A catamaran with 11 persons onboard was boarded overnight while owners and guests were sleeping. The door was closed and locked, but the thief apparently entered through an open hatch in the children’s sleeping quarters. One of the owners was awakened by gusting winds and saw the thief rummaging at the chart table and quietly alerted her husband who made noise and turned on lights. The thief unlocked and then departed through the salon door, jumped overboard and swam away.
Incident Date: 2019-06-13 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: cash and phone
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: While owners slept a thief boarded and entered their closed, but unlocked yacht. Cash and a phone were stolen from the chart table.
Incident Date: 2019-05-20 at 03:15
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: nothing, attempted break in though saloon sliding door
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners awoke at 03:15 HRS when they heard the door handle on their saloon sliding door being rattled during an attempted breakin. They scared the thief who jumped in the water and disappeared. A police report was made the next day, and a good description of the thief was provided to the SVG police, who seemed aware of this individual and the persistent but unresolved problems in this anchorage.
Incident Date: 2019-04-21 at 21:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: White 360 light for the Dinghy
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy locked to the Admirlaty Bay dinghy dock had its white 360 dinghy light stolen between 8-10PM. A report was made on the VHF net.
Incident Date: 2019-04-03 at 00:01
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A charter catamaran was moored off the Tamarind Beach Hotel dock. While sleeping, they were boarded and cash was stolen from 2 purses in the salon, which was not locked. Some loose bills found on the floor the next morning alerted everyone to the theft. The thief had taken care to replace the wallets in the purses and put them carefully back in place on the chart table. A police report was made.
