Tag: Theft Archives

2975 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Mayreau – Saline Bay


Incident Date: 2023-02-07 at 11:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The fuel tank was stolen from a dinghy that was beached and tied to a tree in Saline Bay. It is not known if a police report was made.||UPDATE: Victim found the tank (empty) several days later hidden in the nearby bushes

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2980 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Pigeon Island


Incident Date: 2023-02-06 at 05:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Yacht owners awoke to find that their outboard engine that was locked to the stern pulpit had been stolen overnight. The dinghy which was left afloat and not locked was not taken. No police report was made and they left the next day.

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2982 – Theft in Colombia – Punta Canoas


Incident Date: 2023-02-03 at 23:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Genoa furling was cut and stolen

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners decided to anchor for the night at 2130HRS at Punto Canoa after a long and tiring sail from Cabo de la Velas. They were the only boat in the anchorage. The crew awoke at 2330HRS when they heard people talking just beside their boat and shining lights into the cockpit. The captain went out and found 5-6 men in a panga claiming to be fishermen who thought they had run aground, and the men began asking many questions. One of them boarded, and asked for food. The captain spoke spanish and provided some food and asked that they leave to avoid problems since the yacht had not yet cleared in. The panga departed.||The next morning the crew found that the genoa furling line had been cut, and removed. A report was made to the marina on their arrival later that day.

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2967 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Ile des Saintes – Terre D’en Haut


Incident Date: 2023-01-22 at 16:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Two(2) dinghy anchors stolen, attempted theft of dinghy

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners locked and tied their tender to the dingy dock, and disabled the 25HP engine from starting. Thieves stole 2 dinghy anchors and then set the dinghy adrift. Another cruiser noticed the drifting dinghy and retrieved it, and returned it to the owners.

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2964 – Theft in Dominican Republic – Luperon


Incident Date: 2023-01-17 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 15HP Yamaha outboard, model E15DMH, SN 1143491

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were not onboard when their 15HP Yamaha was stolen from the stern rail. The thief removed the bolts that held the wooden supports the engine was mounted on/locked to and stole the entire assembly. The theft was reported to the Coast Guard, Port Captain and on the local VHF net.

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2962 – Theft in Grenada – Carriacou – Tyrrel Bay


Incident Date: 2023-01-16 at 22:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy, 3m grey aluminum rib with 15HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy/15HP Yamaha outboard was stolen from a yacht anchored in Tyrrel Bay between 2230 and 0130HRS on 16/17th January , 2023. A report was made on the VHF net and to the Coast Guard.

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2960 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Grand Anse D’Arlet


Incident Date: 2023-01-11 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / 30HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and cable locked dinghy was stolen from an occupied yacht anchored in Anse D' Arlet. It is not known if a police report was made.

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