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: 2022-04-20 at 01:00
Event Type: Attempted Burglary
Stolen Items: none, not successful
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A cruiser owned/operated marine business / dockside workshop located in the SAD warehouses on the lagoon between Bobby's Mega yard and Island Water World discovered the pry marks of an overnight attempted burglary, but the locks proved robust. The police would not take a report for the unsuccessful burglary attempt.
Incident Date: 2022-01-24 at 04:00
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: Not succcessful – attempted dinghy theft.
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners were asleep onboard and awoke to voices at 0400HRs and overheard 2 men, one exclaimed in clear English “Oh f***, there is a chain and a lock”, and then some splashing was heard. Upon investigation the in-the-water dinghy was still chained to the yacht and no one was visible. Nothing was taken from the the dinghy.
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: 2021-01-07 at 15:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Laptop and electronics
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: The owner and crew returned to find there had been a daytime boarding and break in of their yacht moored near Explorer Island. Laptops and electronics were stolen. The victims departed shortly thereafter. No further details available.
