Theft - The Caribbean Safety and Security Net

3182 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Chatham Bay

Incident Date: 2023-12-27 at 00:26

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy CL260 HFM07458G819, 15HP Yamaha 15HMS SN 684K-1188621

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen overnight from Chatham Bay while the owners slept onboard. They discovered all 4 lines sharply cut in the morning. ||A police report was made. An airtag in the outboard was tracked by local police to a house in Ashton, but the outboard was not located.||Highfield dinghy CL260 HFM07458G819, 15HP Yamaha 15HMS SN 684K-1188621

December 27, 2023

3166 – Theft in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Croix – Christiansted

Incident Date: 2023-12-15 at 02:16

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy, tools, 20HP Tohatsu, battery, shoes

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight 3 in-the-water dinghies were stolen from yachts. Dinghy#1 was not locked and recovered the next day minus its 20HP Tohatsu engine, battery, tools, shoes. Dinghy #2 (3180) was also recovered, minus its engine. Dinghy# 3 (3181) was not recovered. A police report was made.

December 15, 2023

3180 – Theft in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Croix – Christiansted

Incident Date: 2023-12-15 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard, recovered minus engine

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: See 3166. dinghy #2 of 3, recovered minus engine

December 15, 2023

3181 – Theft in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Croix – Christiansted

Incident Date: 2023-12-15 at 03:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard, not recovered

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: See 3166. dinghy #3 of 3, not recovered

December 15, 2023

3151 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Outer Bay

Incident Date: 2023-12-02 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 3 towels

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owner slept onboard 3 towels were stolen from the lifelines.

December 2, 2023

3145 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – North anchorage

Incident Date: 2023-11-26 at 11:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: local built open boat

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Daytime theft in Bocas Town of locally built open boat, no further details are currently available.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim, make an easy online report here.

November 26, 2023

3149 – Theft in Dominican Republic – Luperon

Incident Date: 2023-11-23 at 18:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Local yola / 15HP 2S outboard (yola recovered minus engine)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A local vendor left his yola (an open boat) on the marina dock. Witnesses later indicated they saw it being towed out through the anchorage to the mangroves around 1830HRS. The yola was later recovered minus its 15HP 2S engine. A report was made to the marina and port captain.

November 23, 2023

3140 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Grand Anse

Incident Date: 2023-11-19 at 19:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy / 18HP NS Marine outboard (recovered minus fuel tank)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy locked with steel cable to the Grande Anse dock was stolen while the owners were having dinner nearby. When the owners returned witnesses provided information about the direction the thieves who had cut the cable had gone. The police were called, but were not helpful, the Coast Guard did not answer a VHF 16 call. The owner and a friend went toward the southern end of the beach where they recovered the dinghy, with it's well locked engine, but minus the fuel tank which had been locked with the same cable cut by the thieves. There was no damage to the dinghy/outboard.

November 19, 2023

3130 – Theft in Grenada – Carriacou – Tyrrel Bay

Incident Date: 2023-11-15 at 20:57

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy AB 2.40m, outboard Mercury 6HP-4S

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from a yacht in Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou, between 1900-2100HRS. The 2.4 meter AB dinghy had registration "Smile tl 651938" on the starboard pontoon and a 4S 6HP engine. A police report was made.

November 15, 2023

3287 – Theft in Grenada – Carriacou – Tyrrel Bay

Incident Date: 2023-11-15 at 19:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB dinghy / Yamaha 15HP outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners tied their dinghy to the dinghy dock in Tyrrell Bay and went to dinner ashore. When they returned the dinghy was gone. The next day an intermediary arranged for the return of the dinghy he claimed had been "found" by a fisherman offshore and collected a $800 "fee". No police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: recently in a separate case the Grenada CG required a sworn statement from someone who was claiming to have “found” a dinghy/outboard for which a reward had been offered. The “finder” failed to make the required statement, no reward was paid and the dinghy was returned to the owner.

November 15, 2023

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