Tag: Theft Archives

3440 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marina Royale


Incident Date: 2024-12-08 at 00:01

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Le bateau en lui-même

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: After a late dinner owners were unable to start the engine so left their dinghy overnight locked to the marina dock. When they returned at 0500HRS to retrieve it, they discovered it had been stolen. Using an AirTag, they located the dinghy at the Dutch Coast Guard. It had been intercepted by them during the early morning hours. A police report was made and the dinghy was returned to the owner.

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3441 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marina Royale


Incident Date: 2024-12-08 at 18:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Owner left their locked dinghy for about 30 minutes at the Port Royal dock. When they returned and found it had been stolen they received assistance from another boat owner. Calls to the police were not answered, and when they called the fire department they were advised to make a report the next day. They utilized a tracker signal to locate the dinghy, at a Dutch-side waterfront marina bar. They retrieved it when the suspect fled on foot. It was loaded with tools and personal goods that had been stolen from a cruising boat, which were returned to their owner. A police statement was made.

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3424 – Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Jost van Dyke – Diamond Cay


Incident Date: 2024-12-07 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 14' AB Rib with a Yamaha 40 HP Motor

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while the owners slept onboard their in-the-water and cable locked dinghy was stolen. A report was made on the local VHF, and to the police.||UPDATE: BVI maritime police recovered the badly damaged dinghy from the beach at Great Harbour, JVD. It was returned to the owners who will salvage it for parts.

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3410 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2024-12-01 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash, credit card, passports, boat papers, computer and a watch

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran was moored in Marigot Bay and overnight while the owners slept their unlocked yacht was boarded. Thieves stole cash, a credit card, passports, boat papers, a computer and a watch. A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: see 3412, this is second boat boarded in this anchorage

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3417 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2024-12-01 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 3D Tender model 300 SN# FR-DAL7005G02 / Tohatsu 18HP engine model MX18E2 SN# 039214 BX

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cable locked dinghy was stolen from the secure (ZMEL) section of the dinghy dock between Saturday night, 30 November, 2100HRS and Sunday, 1 December, 0100HRS. The cable was cut. ||Reports were made to the Port Captain, Police and Marina.||UPDATE: 9 December the dinghy was found by another boater and returned to the owner by the marine police. It had some minor damage and the original engine was gone, replaced by an old nonworking engine.

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3412 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2024-11-30 at 02:45

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash, credit card, iPad

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While owners slept on board, thieves boarded their unlocked catamaran and entered the salon. They stole a purse containing cash, a credit card and an iPad. ||No police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: this is the 2nd boat boarded in this anchorage. see 3410.

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3432 – Theft in Saint Kitts and Nevis – St. Kitts – Basseterre


Incident Date: 2024-11-24 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash  (US/TT/EC) and a knife

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Crew were sleeping when a thief boarded their unlocked catamaran and entered the port side cabins where they rummaged some of the clothing and found cash and a knife. They also stole life jackets from the dinghy. The crew made a police report after discovering the theft the next morning. The police visited and collected prints from the yacht and some clothing.

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3406 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Soufriere


Incident Date: 2024-11-21 at 20:25

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash, credit cards and phone

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht arrived in Soufriere and took a mooring. They visited friends on a neighboring yacht for about 2 hours that evening. They did not lock the yacht and on their return discovered that they had been boarded. The thief entered the salon and stole cash, credit cards and a phone which had been left on a table. A report was made in person to the local police. The police and a Soufriere Marine Management Area (SMMA) ranger then visited the yacht.

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