Tag: Theft Archives

2929 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)


Incident Date: 2022-11-11 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel tank for an outboard motor, spare anchor

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A sailing school charter yacht anchored overnight in Charleston Bay, Canouan. In the morning the students discovered a fuel tank for the outboard motor, and a spare anchor were stolen from one of the lazarettes where they had been stowed overnight. ||The theft occurred in the late evening between midnight and 5am the next morning.

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2910 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Prickly Bay


Incident Date: 2022-10-28 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Caribe dinghy

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy locked to the Prickly Bay marina dinghy dock was stolen. When the owner contacted marina management it was found that the video surveillance was not functional. A police report was made.||CSSN UPDATE: updated to firsthand, victim was told by police a locked eBike was also stolen the same night, as well as a 40HP outboard from a raised dinghy in the marina.

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2908 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach


Incident Date: 2022-10-22 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: camera gear and drones

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran anchored off Princess Margaret beach was boarded while the crew was ashore and thieves stole camera gear and drone equipment. The yacht was not locked. A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: another cruising yacht was also boarded the same night in this bay, see 2905

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2896 – Theft in United States Virgin Islands (US) – Nazareth Bay – Secret Harbour Beach


Incident Date: 2022-10-09 at 15:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB dinghy

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers locked their AB dinghy upside down to a tree on the beach for bottom cleaning, and found it had been stolen when they returned a few days later. The thieves came prepared with tools to cut the robust lock/cable and a vehicle to remove the dinghy. Video surveillance from the resort was provided to the police.

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2892 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne


Incident Date: 2022-10-05 at 11:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / Tohatsu 6HP 4S outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was locked to the pontoon in Saint Anne at about 1030HRS. When the crew came back, a little before noon, the dinghy/outboard had been stolen. The stainless steel cable and padlock were lying cut, underwater. A police report was made.

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2904 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – West End


Incident Date: 2022-10-05 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Honda generator, fishing gear

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Crew left their unlit and anchored yacht unlocked and went ashore for dinner from 1830-2130HRS. When they returned they found that a thief had boarded and entered the yacht and stolen a Honda generator and fishing gear from the salon.

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2890 – Theft in Aruba (the Netherlands) – Surfside Beach Anchorage


Incident Date: 2022-10-01 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB dinghy / 15 HP Yamaha

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard their catamaran anchored at Surfside beach, thieves stole their in-the-water and not locked dinghy. It is not known if a police report was made. ||UPDATE: a search was made the next day and the dinghy minus the outboard/fuel tank/oars was found in the mangroves, along with a another dinghy that had been stolen earlier in the week (see 2891)

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