Theft - The Caribbean Safety and Security Net

3078 – Theft in Puerto Rico (US) – Big Island – La Ceiba

Incident Date: 2023-08-08 at 22:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard engine. A 2023 Suzuki DF15, Blanco. S/N 01504F-243510

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An owner's yacht was berthed in Roosevelt Rhodes marina. The outboard engine (2023 Suzuki DF15, Blanco. S/N 01504F-243510) was chain locked to the dock. An installed tracker indicated it had begun moving, and police were notified. A report was filed with the Ceiba police. || Despite having the tracker information police have not made a recovery.

August 8, 2023

3077 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Halifax Bay

Incident Date: 2023-08-07 at 03:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Carib Dinghy (SN HFB09000J020) and Yamaha 15HP engine (DMH -6B4K SN 1366002 )

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard, their in-the water dinghy / Yamaha 15HP outboard was stolen. It was cable locked to the yacht, thieves arrived prepared with bolt cutters. A police report was made.

August 7, 2023

3060 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Outer Bay

Incident Date: 2023-07-23 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dive knife and a pair of sunglasses

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A monohull with 4 persons on board anchored overnight in Marigot. They awoke at 0100HRS when they heard sounds and discovered a boarder had opened and begun to enter their closed but not locked companionway. The thief stole a dive knife and sunglasses from the cockpit before quickly departing on a SUP. ||About an hour later the cruisers noticed another yacht scanning the shoreline with a light, and then departing. The first yacht departed also and the 2 yachts made contact via AIS. The second yacht had cash and cigarettes stolen. The police were contacted immediately but the marine police did not have a boat nearby to take an in person report.

July 23, 2023

3063 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Outer Bay

Incident Date: 2023-07-23 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash and cigarettes

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Victim boat #2, see 3060

July 23, 2023

3053 – Theft in Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad – Chaguaramas – Anchorage

Incident Date: 2023-07-19 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Yamaha Enduro 25hp 2-stroke outboard – SN 61RK1082061

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While the owner of a catamaran slept on board, thieves stole the 25HP -2S Yamaha outboard from the dinghy which was hoisted behind the catamaran. The engine was not locked to the dinghy transom, or the yacht.|| A report was made to the Coast Guard, police, marina and on the VHF net.||CSSN NOTE: see also a similar report (3051) from this location a few days prior

July 19, 2023

3068 – Theft in Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad – Chaguaramas – Anchorage

Incident Date: 2023-07-16 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from an occupied yacht in the anchorage. No further details are available.

July 16, 2023

3051 – Theft in Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad – Chaguaramas – Anchorage

Incident Date: 2023-07-15 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Airmar 2.4M dinghy and a Yamaha 15 HP outboard, serial number S 11406523

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an unlocked and in-the-water Airmar 2.4M dinghy with a Yamaha 15 HP outboard serial number S 11406523 was stolen from a yacht moored in Chaguaramas while the owner slept onboard. Reports were made to the Coast Guard, police and on the VHF net.

July 15, 2023

3069 – Theft in Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad – Chaguaramas – Anchorage

Incident Date: 2023-07-15 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 40HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight the 40HP Yamaha outboard was stolen from an unoccupied workboat in the anchorage. No further details are available.

July 15, 2023

3062 – Theft in Aruba (the Netherlands) – Surfside Beach Anchorage

Incident Date: 2023-07-11 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy / 25HP Yamaha

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard, their in-the-water and not locked Highfield dinghy/25HP Yamaha outboard was stolen. Reports were made on the VHF net, to the marina, police and port captain.

July 11, 2023

3045 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2023-07-08 at 23:45

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Food and a headlamp

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers locked their main entrances and most hatches and went to bed. The next morning they awoke to find their refrigerator and freezer unlatched, with food crumbs/remains/containers scattered around and in the trash. At least one drawer had been rifled, and a headlamp had been stolen but computers, tablets, and cameras in open sight were not taken. An unlocked overhead hatch appeared to be the point of access,

July 8, 2023

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