Tag: Theft Archives

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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2884 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Le Marin – Carrefour dock


Incident Date: 2022-09-26 at 14:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB10 Dinghy with outboard engine

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A cruiser cable locked their dinghy to the Leader price dock at 1400HRS, and found it had been stolen when they returned 30 minutes later. The Coast Guard (CrossAg), Marine police and the marina were notified. Officials suggested a police report be made, and did not assist in a search. The victim and friends searched ashore in the area between Mango Bay and the fisherman's harbor and found the stolen dinghy/outboard there, about 500 meters from the dock.

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2891 – Theft in Aruba (the Netherlands) – Renaissance Marina


Incident Date: 2022-09-26 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an unoccupied day charter catamaran had its dinghy/outboard stolen from the davits. It was not locked. It is not known if police report was made.||UPDATE : October 2, 2022 A search was made after a cruising sailboat had its dinghy/outboard stolen overnight on 10/1 (see 2890) . Both stolen and now engineless dinghies were found together in the mangroves. Video from the marina was not helpful as another boat blocked the camera view of the stern of the day catamaran.

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3263 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet


Incident Date: 2022-09-23 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash, iPad, kitchen knife

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: The crew of a yacht anchored near Gros Islet woke to find they had been boarded overnight. The thief stole cash, an iPad and a kitchen knife. They left their own knife behind. No police report was made.

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2883 – Theft in Colombia – Cartegena


Incident Date: 2022-09-16 at 03:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2.7m hard bottom dinghy and 15 HP Neptune outboard (SN 210732201)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored near Club de Pesca. The owner awoke to some noise around 0330HRS , and found that the cable locking his in-the–water dinghy/outboard to the yacht had been cut, and the dinghy/outboard/contents stolen. A report was made to the Coast Guard, Port Captain and on the VHF net. a

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