Tag: Theft Archives

3785 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon


Incident Date: 2026-02-16 at 05:27

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Tohatsu 9.8 outboard, model M98B SN 03558BC)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruiser’s dinghy was locked to the Sint Maarten Yacht Club (SMYC) dinghy dock, and the engine was locked to the dinghy. At 0530HRS thieves stole the outboard, and left the tools they used on the dock. Security footage shows 2 men loading the engine into a white van in the parking lot. A police report was made, and the license plate number and camera footage was provided to the police.

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3784 – Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Tortola – Fat Hogg’s Bay – Penn’s Landing


Incident Date: 2026-02-08 at 11:35

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Other: 30 gallons of diesel fuel

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A monohull anchored in Ber Bay, Tortola. The crew locked the yacht and went to explore the nearby area by dinghy. Between 1000-1230HRS the 30 gallons of fuel in their starboard tank was siphoned/stolen. A police report was made.

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3782 – Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Virgin Gorda – The Baths


Incident Date: 2026-01-14 at 16:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (Moorings RIB #1747), Outboard Motor

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Charter yacht guests tied their Moorings dinghy to the dinghy line at The Baths. When they returned 2 hours later they found it had been stolen. They reported the situation to their charter base and another dinghy was provided. To their knowledge the dinghy was not recovered, and their credit card was charged per the contract.

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3778 – Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Virgin Gorda – Spanish Town


Incident Date: 2026-01-19 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Other: Lift E-Foil Board strapped to upper deck fly bridge

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While the crew were ashore for dinner, a thief boarded their yacht anchored near the CocoMaya restaurant and stole an e-Foil from the upper deck fly-bridge. A police report was made.

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3772 – Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Virgin Gorda – Trunk Bay


Incident Date: 2026-01-05 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (tandem kayak – Perception 13.5 (green))

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the water and not locked kayak was stolen from a yacht anchored in Trunk Bay, Virgin Gorda. It was well secured with multiple lines. A report was made to the marina.

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3770 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Reduit Beach


Incident Date: 2026-01-03 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15HP Serial Number 1079573)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were asleep onboard their catamaran and anchored off Reduit Beach in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. The dinghy was lifted in the davits. Thieves stole the 15HP Yamaha outboard from the dinghy transom, it was not locked.

A police report was made.

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