Tag: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Archives

Incident Date: 2024-08-05 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Boston Whaler / 25HP Yamaha outboard (later recovered, minus the fuel tanks). *** A second outboard was also found

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A Boston Whaler / 25HP Yamaha outboard locked with heavy stainless chain to the dock near IWW/Bobby's was stolen between 0200-0500HRS during a power outage. Video surveillance and dock lighting were not functioning during the outage, a backup generator had failed to start. ||The dinghy was noticed/recovered a few days later outside Nettle Bay on a rocky beach, minus the fuel tanks and with some significant damage. *** A second outboard (15HP Yamaha) was also found there in the surf. It has been flushed and stored safely and is waiting for an owner to identify it. Please contact CSSN with serial number details if you are the owner.

Incident Date: 2024-05-04 at 03:38

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy, 40HP Yamaha SN 1065386

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Between 2200HRS on 4 May and 0700HRS on 5 May a yacht's secondary dingy/40HP Yamaha was stolen from alongside in the Port De Plaisance Marina. The dinghy was not locked, but tied to the midship cleat. Reports were made to the marina and the police.||UPDATE: A reward was offered and the dinghy was recovered

Incident Date: 2024-04-20 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Gen3 Starlink dish

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight a thief stole the Gen3 Starlink dish from the the yacht's deck. A police report was made and Starlink notified.

Incident Date: 2024-04-10 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight a yacht in the lagoon had its in-the-water and not locked dinghy stolen. A report was made to the Dutch police.||A second yacht had lifted their dinghy an was able to interrupt the thief, see 3280.

Incident Date: 2024-01-29 at 20:10

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dingy outboard fuel tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owner returned to the dinghy dock and found the fuel tank had been stolen from their locked to the dock dinghy. They later learned that 3 others had suffered a similar fate. The guard did not notice the thefts but the license plate was captured on video surveillance.

Incident Date: 2023-12-30 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Two Segway electric scooters. (One recovered)serial number of missing scooter: N4GSB2230C0143, new in box DJI Mavic drone

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran anchored in Simpson Bay and the crew went ashore for dinner. When they returned they found the electric scooters that had been left charging in the cockpit were missing. They assumed another crew member was using them and went to bed. The next morning they determined the scooters had been stolen, as well as a new in-the- box drone. The thieves had carefully rummaged the yacht and left behind cameras, computers, hard drives, etc. ||Ashore the next day they randomly encountered a man on one of the stolen scooters, and retrieved it. A full report was made to the Coast Guard and the police. The thieves were recognized as jet ski tour operators in the anchorage and identified, photos were provided to the police.

Incident Date: 2023-07-07 at 21:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: A dive watch

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers arrived back to their catamaran at 2115HRS and discovered a thief had boarded after slashing the trampoline lashing and entering through the unlocked forward head hatch. He pulled a mask over his head and pointed what looked like a gun at the crew before boarding his small dinghy which had been left secured between the hulls. The cat's crew rammed the small dinghy and the thief fell overboard and swam towards shore. ||The next day the crew found the mans pants on the seabed below the yacht and in the pockets were their dive watch, the man's phone and a gun magazine. The small dinghy and all but the dive watch were turned over to the Dutch police. The police indicated the gun magazine was likely from some sort of BB gun type of weapon.

Incident Date: 2023-03-10 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard, their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen in Simpson Bay. It is not known if a police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim please take 5 minutes and complete a firsthand CSSN incident report, and keep the cruising community well informed.