Tag: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Archives

Incident Date: 2022-06-11 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 50 hp outboard 4 stroke Yamaha and 11 ft Boston whaler

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The Maritime school reports that thieves cut a hole in the fence to steal a 50HP 4stroke Yamaha outboard and an 11 ft Boston whaler from the Red Cross yard in Simpson Bay. It is likely a vehicle/truck was used to remove the items. A report was made to the police and the Coast Guard.

Incident Date: 2022-05-10 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 11 ft. Boston Whaler

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: An 11 ft. Boston Whaler was stolen from outdoor storage at the closed former Sint Maarten Boatyard. No further details are available.

Incident Date: 2022-05-08 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: multiple high value refit items, not yet installed

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: The captain of a Gunboat hauled for an extensive refit at Bobby's Megayard returned to find that not yet installed equipment had been stolen from the cockpit area overnight. A report was made to the yard management and the police.

Incident Date: 2022-05-08 at 22:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 8 ft Achilles dinghy / 9.8HP Tohatsu outboard engine

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy/ 9.8HP Tohatsu was locked to the dock at Lagoon marina was stolen around 2230HRS. A report was made to the marina.

Incident Date: 2022-05-05 at 22:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 4 meter Carib dinghy with 8HP Yamaha enduro outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A Carib dinghy / Yamaha 8HP outboard was tied to the SAD marina dock at 2100HRS. The owner returned later to find it had been stolen. A report was made to the marina, and video surveillance revealed it had been stolen by 3 men at 2230 HRS.

Incident Date: 2022-04-28 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Caribe dinghy / 5HP Tohatsu outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners tied the dinghy to the dock between Buccaneers and Simpson Bay Marina when they went for dinner at 1830HRs. When they returned at 2130HRS, only a portion of the cut painter remained. A report was made to the Coast Guard.||UPDATE 30 April 2022 : A police report was made and a charter company recovered the "left behind" dinghy in Simpson Bay, it was complete and undamaged when it was returned to the owners

Incident Date: 2021-08-30 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Carib dinghy with Tohatsu 19.8 HP outboard (grey) and AB dinghy with Tohatsu 9.8 HP outboard(black)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At approximately 0200HRS a lone male approached the Sint Maarten Yacht Club by kayak or paddleboard. He spent 7 minutes using bolt cutters to cut the cable that locked the 2 dinghies to the floating EZ dock tied to the main Yacht Club dock. He tied the dinghies together and departed under power. A report was made to the police and coast guard, and all video surveillance was shared with the authorities.||UPDATE: About 2 weeks after the theft, the SMYC has recovered one of the 2 stolen dinghies, it had been abandoned on the beach of Royal Palm resort. Unfortunately the 19.8HP 4 stroke engine was nonfunctional, badly damaged and required extensive repairs.

Incident Date: 2021-01-31 at 00:05

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Orange colored RIB dinghy / 6HP-4S Suzuki outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were asleep onboard in Simpson Bay while their in-the-water cable locked dinghy was stolen overnight. The thieves cut the lock. A police report to Dutch authorities is planned.||UPDATE 2/2/2021 Dinghy was found intact with engine in location where it could not have gone by itself, possibly taken for a joyride or abandoned after being used for some other purpose.