Tag: Theft Archives

3033 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne


Incident Date: 2023-06-05 at 15:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Stern anchor with chain rode

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruiser left their dinghy at the St. Anne dinghy dock on a rising tide around noon, and deployed a stern anchor. When they returned at around 1700HRS they found that the stern anchor and chain had been carefully untied from the rode and stolen. No police report was made.

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3038 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Bocas Marina anchorage


Incident Date: 2023-05-03 at 02:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Propane tank (Tropigas)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Boat #2 – When two boats in the south anchorage reported that they had propane tanks stolen, a cruiser checked his own spare tank and found it missing. Time/date are best estimates. but at least 3 boats lost their tanks.

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3039 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Bocas Marina anchorage


Incident Date: 2023-05-03 at 02:11

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Propane tank (Tropigas)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: When two boats in the south anchorage reported that they had propane tanks stolen, a cruiser checked his own spare tank and found it missing. Time/date are best estimates. but at least 3 boats had their propane tanks stolen.

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3040 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Bocas Marina anchorage


Incident Date: 2023-05-03 at 02:20

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Tropigas propane tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Boat #3 – When two boats in the south anchorage reported that they had propane tanks stolen, a cruiser checked his own spare tank and found it missing. Time/date are best estimates. but at least 3 boats lost their tanks. See 3039.

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3035 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Marina Carenero


Incident Date: 2023-04-30 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Two full 3-gallon gasoline tanks

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Before departing, owners secured their tender on the flybridge of their motor yacht which was left in a slip at Marina Carenero. The tender was covered, and the cover was tied down. During their absence , between April 25 – May 12, 2023, a thief boarded and removed 2 (full) 3 gallon gas jugs that were stored inside and below the bench seat of the covered dinghy. Their minder had not noted any disturbances, but the owners noticed the aft end of the cover was untied, and on further inspection found that the fuel jugs had been stolen. A report was made to the marina.

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3020 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Halifax Bay


Incident Date: 2023-04-17 at 06:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 15 HP Yamaha Enduro engine, 5 gal fuel tank, two oars

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored overnight in Halifax Harbor. When the crew awoke the next morning their in-the-water and not locked dinghy had been stolen, the painter had been cut. They searched on the beach and found the dinghy but the outboard, fuel tank and oars were missing. ||A police report was made.

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3013 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – West End


Incident Date: 2023-03-29 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 15HP Suzuki outboard and 15HP Hidea outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Three boats in the north end of the mooring field were targeted by 3 well prepared thieves equipped with bolt cutters. Yachts #1 and #2 had the locks on the engines of their in-the water (locked) dinghies stolen. Yacht #3 interrupted the thieves as they were attempting to cut the lock on their raised and locked dinghy's outboard. Two of the men jumped in the water and the third left in the motorized panga, and it is believed he picked the swimmers up. Yacht #1 made a police report.||See incidents 3015 (boat#2) and 3016 (boat#3)

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3008 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Pierre


Incident Date: 2023-03-19 at 00:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 10' inflatable tender and 15hp Yamaha outboard motor

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While owners slept onboard a thief cut the chain that had secured their in-the-water dinghy to the yacht. The owners found only a portion of the chain and the damaged lock dangling at the stern. ||No police report was made.||Dinghy Flexboat SR10 hull # FLXF10001C414

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