Tag: Theft Archives

2544 – Theft in Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad – Chaguaramas – TTSA


Incident Date: 2020-10-25 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 14FT center console AB RIB with 40HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The TTSA sailing school dinghy was put onto a trailer and removed from the water late Saturday afternoon, anticipating relaunch and use Sunday morning. The trailer was left near the launch platform/ramp overnight. In the morning the trailer remained but the dinghy/outboard were missing. A police report was made and an investigation is underway.

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2540 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – Fishermen’s Village


Incident Date: 2020-09-16 at 16:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy fuel tank

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was cable locked to the dinghy dock at the Fisherman's marina in Spanish Waters. When the owners returned at 2130 , the cable had been cut and the dinghy was adrift 30 meters away. The cable also secured the fuel tank, which was stolen. There is a security guard on premises who sits adjacent to the dinghy dock. When queried, he reported that earlier someone had taken several tanks and he recorded the license plate of the vehicle. When asked by the victim, he called the police and reported the license number of the vehicle involved. ||Additionally, 2 other dinghies had fuel tanks stolen that night, and also a fuel line from a third dinghy.

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2523 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Blue Lagoon


Incident Date: 2020-09-07 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy anchor

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight a thief stole the dinghy anchor from the unlocked compartment of an in-the -water dinghy of a moored yacht. The owner discovered the open compartment in the morning, and made a report to the police,coast guard and marina.

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2528 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – anchorage


Incident Date: 2020-09-07 at 17:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 20HP Yamaha outboard engine

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners left their dinghy chain locked to the small dinghy dock at the southwestern end of anchorage "C" in Spanish Waters during daylight hours. On their return less than an hour later they found that the 20HP Yamaha outboard that had been padlocked to the dinghy had been stolen. The police took a report but did no forensics.

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2522 – Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – English Harbor


Incident Date: 2020-09-05 at 08:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Nissan 9.8HP 2-stroke outboard engine and 5 gallon fuel tank removed from dingy

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Between 08:00 on Sep 5th and 13:00 on Sep 6th a Nissan 9.8HP outboard and 5 gallon fuel tank were stolen from a dinghy while it was chain locked to the dingy dock outside Covent garden in Tank Bay, English Harbour Antigua. The outboard was secured with a padlock between the two transom clamps . A police report was made.

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2520 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth)


Incident Date: 2020-08-28 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy lights, waterproof bag, carabiner

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Dinghy navigation lights and a dry bag were stolen from a closed but unlocked compartment in a dinghy locked to the Bequia public dock.. The thief also untied and stole the carabiner from the painter. A police report was made.||Several similar incidents have occurred at this dock, and a local stakeholder is investigating if video surveillance that had been discussed has been implemented or is still planned.

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2515 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island


Incident Date: 2020-08-19 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: cash,phones, electronics,clothing

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight 5 yachts on moorings in Young Island Cut were boarded. Thieves stole cash,phones,electronics and other items from 4 of the the yachts. The 5th yacht was locked, and the owners awoke to the noise and found wet footprints in the cockpit. The police were notified and took forensics from 1 of the yachts. The police/coastguard have increased daytime and nighttime patrols in the anchorage.

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