Tag: Theft Archives

3316 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – West End


Incident Date: 2024-05-19 at 17:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2 fishing rods/reels, 1 recovered

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers arrived at West End, Roatan in their trawler and took a mooring. They went ashore during daylight hours with friends. When they returned they found their yacht had been boarded and 2 fishing rods/reels had been stolen from the the upper deck. They found and recovered one of them the next morning while snorkeling behind the yacht and suspect the thief may have dropped it in a hastened departure after meeting their dog.

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3311 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – French Cay


Incident Date: 2024-05-10 at 01:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dive gear and binoculars

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored in French Cay was boarded while the owners were away for two days. The thieves were unable to enter the locked yacht, but stole dive gear and binoculars from an unlocked lazarette.

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3307 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Laborie Bay – Outer Bay


Incident Date: 2024-05-08 at 03:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2 x fishing rods

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were awakened in the early hours when they heard noises from an outboard engine. They looked through a portlight and saw a thief onboard their yacht removing a fishing rod from its holder. The thief departed before they were able to get to the deck, when it was noticed he had stolen 2 rods. ||A second boat had their outboard engine stolen the same night. See report 3309.

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3309 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Laborie Bay – Outer Bay


Incident Date: 2024-05-08 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard engine, Honda BF 2.3 screwed on the searail.

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While anchored overnight in Laborie Bay, a Honda 2.3HP engine was stolen from the rail. A crew member was asleep in the cockpit. ||The crew of a second yacht awoke when they heard noises. Looking through a portlight they saw a thief onboard taking a fishing rod from its holder. See report 3307. The thief escaped in a small powered boat.

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3306 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon


Incident Date: 2024-05-04 at 03:38

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy, 40HP Yamaha SN 1065386

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Between 2200HRS on 4 May and 0700HRS on 5 May a yacht's secondary dingy/40HP Yamaha was stolen from alongside in the Port De Plaisance Marina. The dinghy was not locked, but tied to the midship cleat. Reports were made to the marina and the police.||UPDATE: A reward was offered and the dinghy was recovered

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3308 – Theft in British Virgin Islands (UK) – Tortola – Lower Belmont Bay


Incident Date: 2024-05-03 at 00:22

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Macbook air laptop

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored for 2 nights in Lower Belmont Bay, Tortola. A thief boarded just after midnight and stole a MacBook air, which had been left in the cockpit. A police report was made and the tracking information provided to them.

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3302 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – St. George’s – IWW dock


Incident Date: 2024-04-28 at 14:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 18ft wooden boat with 85HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An 18ft wooden boat (Red top side white hull & blue below) /85HP Yamaha was stolen mid-morning from the dock in front of Island Water World. Reports were made to the police and Coast Guard.

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3438 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit


Incident Date: 2024-04-26 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 6HP outboard/fuel tank, Towing generator/propeller,2000W generator, 2 winches, Rocna anchor, various electronics, sheets and sails, tools, +++

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owner left their yacht on a mooring in the French lagoon from March 30 – April 26. During that timeframe various items were stolen from the deck (6HP outboard/anchor/towing generator/winches removed +) and others were stolen with some effort from the unlocked but blocked interior. (sails/sheets/electronics/2000W generator/electronics/tools +) ||No police report was made but the owner expects to complete one with French authorities when he returns to the island.||Mercury outboard model ME6M 4ST SN OR283922

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