Incident Date: 2021-10-14 at 01:41
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 2.9m Highfield dinghy / 8HP Mercury outboard, (painted grey cover)
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht berthed at Marina St. Francois had its Highfield dinghy / 8HP Mercury outboard stolen overnight. The dinghy was tied alongside the yacht. A report was made to the marina and the port captain.
Incident Date: 2021-10-09 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 44ft. Fountain Pajot Helia catamaran
Secured: Does not apply
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight A 44ft. Fountain Pajot Helia catamaran " Kailani 2" was stolen from a mooring in Young Island, SVG . Photos and details can be seen here, on CSSN partner Boatwatch.org website. ||Report any information or sightings to the nearest Coast Guard, St. Vincent Coast Guard or police authority.||https://boatwatch.org/current-watches/catamaran-kailani-ii-stolen-from-young-island-st-vincent-eastern-caribbean/
Incident Date: 2021-10-06 at 19:45
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Outboard engine, Yamaha 2T 5cv with fuel tank
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners chain locked their 5HP Yamaha dinghy outboard and fuel tank to the chain plate of a boat stranded on the beach at L'autre Bord anchorage, Martinique. Thieves broke the chain plate and stole the outboard and fuel tank between 1900-2000HRS. ||Nearby yachts were notified, as well as the surrounding neighborhood. A police report was made the next day at La Trinité Police Station. The managers of the nearby maritime school were also informed. Two (2) hours later the outboard and fuel tank reappeared on the beach, next to the place where they had been stolen.
Incident Date: 2021-09-23 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard their in-the-water and not locked dinghy/outboard was stolen. It is not known if a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2021-09-17 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 15 HP Yamaha outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight, thieves boarded an unoccupied yacht on a mooring near the marina dock. They used a hacksaw/blade to cleanly cut the padlock that locked the transom clamps to each other while the 15HP Yamaha was mounted on the stern pulpit. The lock remains were left in the cockpit, where a similar lock secured the cabin companionway. The fuel tank remained in the cockpit, and was not taken. A report was made to the police, port captain, marina and announced on the VHF net.
Incident Date: 2021-09-14 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: APEX dinghy / HONDA 8HP outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from a yacht in El Golfete, near Texan Bay, while owners slept onboard. The next morning, the owners found the painter had been cut. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2021-09-09 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy-engineless
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an unlocked and engineless dinghy was stolen from its mooring in anchorage "B" in Spanish Waters. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2021-08-30 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Carib dinghy with Tohatsu 19.8 HP outboard (grey) and AB dinghy with Tohatsu 9.8 HP outboard(black)
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: At approximately 0200HRS a lone male approached the Sint Maarten Yacht Club by kayak or paddleboard. He spent 7 minutes using bolt cutters to cut the cable that locked the 2 dinghies to the floating EZ dock tied to the main Yacht Club dock. He tied the dinghies together and departed under power. A report was made to the police and coast guard, and all video surveillance was shared with the authorities.||UPDATE: About 2 weeks after the theft, the SMYC has recovered one of the 2 stolen dinghies, it had been abandoned on the beach of Royal Palm resort. Unfortunately the 19.8HP 4 stroke engine was nonfunctional, badly damaged and required extensive repairs.
Incident Date: 2021-08-25 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/Honda 2.3HP outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept on board, their in-the-water and not locked dinghy/2.3HP Honda outboard was stolen. It is not known if a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2021-08-22 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Caribe dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight a yacht at anchor in Linton Bay had its locked, in-the-water dinghy stolen while the owner slept onboard. The locking cable had been cut. The dinghy was recovered the next day from Punta Manzanillo, minus the outboard. The dinghy had many slashes in the tubes. Reports were made to local officials, including police and Aeronaval (Coast Guard).
