Incident Date: 2023-01-07 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy / 18HP Tohatsu
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight a dinghy/18HP Tohatsu outboard was stolen from a private dock in Benji Bay. A second dinghy and a fuel tank were also stolen from this dock the same night. The shoreside business located there was burglarized. Police reports were made.
Incident Date: 2023-01-07 at 01:01
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard , found adrift the next day
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Victim #2, dinghy/outboard stolen from private dock in Benji Bay, later found adrift . See 2955 for further details.
Incident Date: 2022-12-26 at 21:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: center console Avon dinghy SN 80319 / 50HP Yamaha 4S ,SN L2037258008
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A monohull anchored in Admiralty Bay discovered their in-the-water and not locked center console dinghy (SN80150) / 50HP 4S Yamaha (SN L2037258008) had been stolen between 2100-2345HRS. An extensive 3 hour search was immediately made in the area and well offshore. A report was made to the Coast Guard the next morning and also to the police.
Incident Date: 2022-12-21 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: kayak
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked green/yellow kayak was stolen. The yacht was anchored near the island of Cambombia. The kayak was well tied up, and not even the rope remained. A reward has been offered.
Incident Date: 2022-12-17 at 04:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB inflatable dinghy 2,80m and Yamaha enduro 15hp
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Between 0330-0500HRs an in-the-water but locked dinghy/outboard was stolen from an occupied yacht at anchor. A report was made to the Aeronaval (Coast Guard) and the police.
Incident Date: 2022-12-10 at 10:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 16kg (33Lbs) fluke anchor
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored in Bayahibe, in six meters of water, in the middle of the charter catamaran buoys. A secondary anchor was attached as a kellet to the chain to add some weight and reduce swing. The secondary anchor was suspended 5 meters below the vessel, one meter above sand.||At 0800HRS the secondary anchor was clearly visible on the chain. At 1200HRS, the anchor was missing. There was no wind, no boat swinging, no swell. The crew had remained onboard all morning.||The crew did a thorough search for the anchor (several hours), nothing could be found, not where they boat lay or in vicinity. The shackle used to attach the anchor was easily found laying on the surface of the sand, in two parts, exactly where the boat was standing.
Incident Date: 2022-12-06 at 04:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Electronics, cameras
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht moored at the Pitons was boarded overnight while the owner slept onboard. He noticed the floor was wet when he awoke the next morning and found that electronics and a camera had been stolen. He departed shortly thereafter and did not make any reports. ||CSSN NOTE: This report was received in March 2024, more than one year after the incident occurred. It has been added to the database/maps but no CSSN ALERT! was published, and it is not included in the 2022 Annual Report.
Incident Date: 2022-12-01 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash, phones, charger and small electronics
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A monohull anchored in Cumberland Bay was boarded overnight while owners slept onboard. They discovered that cash, phones and small electronics had been stolen. The Coast Guard and police were notified and visited. It is not known if the yacht was locked .||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim, please take 5 minutes to complete the CSSN online incident report, it’s quick, confidential and keeps our cruising community fully and factually informed.||UPDATE: A second yacht was also victimized this same night, see 2941
Incident Date: 2022-12-01 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy with 15HP Yamaha engine, cash, credit cards, passport and other personal documents, laptop, navigation tablet and an empty 20l jerrycan
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An unlocked catamaran anchored in Cumberland bay was boarded overnight while the owner slept onboard. The next morning they found that the thief had stolen a bag with cash, credit cards, passport, other personal documents, a laptop, navigation tablet , a 20L (empty) jerrycan and the yachts new dinghy/15HP Yamaha that was in-the-water and not locked. A police report was made.||A second yacht was also victimized this same night see 2932
Incident Date: 2022-11-26 at 16:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Inflatable dingy
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Cruisers left their dingy securely tied but not locked to the jetty at Saline beach. When they returned 2 hours later it had been stolen. A report was made to the coast guard and police.
