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2734 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Guadeloupe – Marina Bas du Fort

Incident Date: 2021-12-27 at 02:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: cash, credit cards, personal electronics/phones, camera, personal documents, backpacks, snorkeling gear, clothing and a dinghy fuel tank with 20L of gasoline

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Three charter catamarans were boarded between 0200-0300 HRS while docked on their first night at the Marina Bas du Fort where the charters originated. Locked gates, surveillance cameras and a guard were not sufficient to deter the thieves who stole many items from the yachts' salons and from a dinghy.||Stolen were cash, personal electronics/phones, camera, personal documents, backpacks, snorkeling gear, clothing and a dinghy fuel tank with 20L of gasoline. The victims awoke and began yelling as the thieves departed by land. Detailed reports were made to the police, port captain, charter company and the marina office, but the surveillance video was not immediately made available to the investigation, and there seemed little interest/support from the marina and charter company. No progress had been made when the victims returned a week later at the end of their charter.

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December 27, 2021

2733 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay

Incident Date: 2021-12-24 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Horseshoe safety buoy

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, a SNSM (Search and Rescue) vessel, berthed in Marina Fort Louis had its horseshoe rescue buoy stolen from the stern mounting bracket.

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December 24, 2021

2726 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Le Precheur

Incident Date: 2021-12-11 at 22:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fishing rod

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were asleep onboard their yacht anchored in Le Precheur, Martinique, when they were awakened by noise. They discovered 2 men on a kayak attempting to steal their fishing gear from the deck, and began shouting at the thieves. The thieves dropped one of the rods, but managed to depart with the other. A police report was made.

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December 11, 2021

2727 – Theft in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Thomas – Charlotte Amalie

Incident Date: 2021-12-10 at 14:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fire extinguisher, dinghy tool kit, dinghy repair kit, bath towels, dinghy inflation pump, dive tank fill card, spare keys, air horn, two bottles of Yamaha ring free additive

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners locked their dinghy at the waterfront dock by the Coast Guard Station in downtown Charlotte Amalie at 1330 HRS. When they returned to this heavily trafficked area an hour later the dinghy had been rifled, and life jackets which were stored in the locker of the bench seat we’re on the dinghy floor and the bench seat locker was unlatched. The enclosed fuel tank locker was also unlatched. The fire extinguisher, other dinghy items as well as some personal items were taken. Two anchors, the battery, and the fuel tank were untouched.||A police report was made, the police categorized the theft as larceny and indicated no investigation would be done due to a lack of locked compartments.

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December 10, 2021

2723 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – Calabash Bight

Incident Date: 2021-12-05 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Zodiac dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were awakened at 0400 HRS when well prepared thieves cut the chain on their locked, in-the-water dinghy. They were able to get assistance the next morning and a reward was offered. The dinghy was found slashed beyond repair, the reward offer proved successful and the outboard was ransomed back to the owners.

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December 5, 2021

2715 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Blue Lagoon

Incident Date: 2021-11-28 at 18:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: S/V La Mouette, a Lagoon 38 catamaran

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The charter catamaran La Mouette, a Lagoon 38 with a blue stackpack was stolen, and observed at about 6PM on Sunday after it left its mooring and headed towards the east coast of St Vincent under power. A report was made to to SVG Coast guard.

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November 28, 2021

2716 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2021-11-28 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Samsung A12 smartphone

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While owners and crew slept onboard a thief entered the yacht's salon and stole the smartphone that was being used as an anchor alarm. The crew was awakened when the anchor alarm activated but the delay allowed the thief to escape. No other items were taken. A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: Many (25) similar events have occurred in this location since 2015, the last reported to CSSN was in 2019. Consider taking appropriate precautions if planning to anchor overnight in Canouan.

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November 28, 2021