Tag: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Archives

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.

Incident Date: 2021-01-26 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy/outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy locked to the Island Water World dock was stolen during the early evening hours, no further information is available.||CSSN NOTE: A great deal of activity has been noted but not reported in the SXM area recently. If you are a victim, please complete a CSSN incident report. If you know a victim, please ask them to make a report. If an incident is reported on the VHF net, or social media, please encourage a CSSN report ! It's quick, easy, asks just the right questions, and it's device friendly.

Incident Date: 2021-01-14 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 18ft Carolina skiff / 60 HP Mercury

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an 18FT Carolina skiff / 60 HP Mercury was stolen from The Dutch side lagoon. It was recovered minus the outboard on the French side the next day. No further details available. ||CSSN NOTE: If you are the victim or know them, please encourage a first hand report, the CSSN online incident form is easy and device friendly.

Incident Date: 2020-12-22 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht in the anchorage had its in-the-water and not locked dinghy stolen while the owners were onboard. They discovered the cut line at 8PM.

Incident Date: 2019-02-23 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: RIB/18 HP Tohatsu

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: The sailing school RIB dinghy/18HP Tohatsu at the Sint Martin Yacht Club was stolen from the dock around 8PM. Video surveillance captured the theft which was reported to the police.