Incident Date: 2019-12-22 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 3.HP Tohatsu outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight, with 2 boats in the mooring area, thieves stole the 3.5HP Tohatsu engine which was locked to the raised (2M) and locked dinghy. A report was made to the police and the Marine park.
Incident Date: 2019-12-13 at 18:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy with motor
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy tied (not locked) at Bruno's dock was stolen between 5:00 and 6:00 pm. There is a guard on premises, and a police report was made.
Incident Date: 2019-12-10 at 22:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy w/ 4HP 4S outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: The owner was nearby when their unlocked dinghy was stolen from the dinghy dock.
Incident Date: 2019-12-09 at 13:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Dinghy was left (locked) at the dock at 0930 HRS and at 1630 HRS when the owner returned the fuel tank (not locked) had been stolen. An informal report was made to the police.
Incident Date: 2019-12-04 at 19:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy light and dinghy anchor/rode
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners left their dinghy securely chain locked to the Port Elizabeth municipal dinghy dock In Bequia. Between 1900-2000 HRS a thief with tools removed the outboard cowling and stole the stern light mounted there, and then also stole the stern anchor and rode which was stored inside the dinghy (not in use). An informal report was made to the police by phone that night, and the yacht departed early the next morning. ||CSSN NOTE: This is the 5th report of similar thefts from dinghy docks in Bequia this year.
Incident Date: 2019-11-30 at 21:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 10'RIB / Yamaha 15 hp 2S
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored close to the shore with a light onshore breeze noticed their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was missing around 2100 HRS. A search was conducted and the dinghy was not located. A police report was made the next day. Days later the dinghy was found adrift off Puerto Rico, and the engine was still present. The captain believes the dinghy was used for a joyride or other purpose and will retrieve the dinghy from PR.
Incident Date: 2019-11-21 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Tohatsu 9.8 2S outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored off Livingston discovered that their Tohatsu 9.8 HP outboard had been stolen overnight while they slept onboard. The outboard had been locked to the raised (also locked) dinghy. The thieves were quiet and apparently sawed/cut thru the transom locking clamps. A report was made to the port captain.||CSSN NOTE: This is the second (locked) engine theft from a raised (locked) dinghy that has been reported this month in this location.
Incident Date: 2019-11-15 at 22:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 3m RIB / 15HP Yamaha
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A cruiser’s locked dinghy was stolen from the Gros Islet jetty during the Friday night street party. A police report was made to the Gros Islet police, the marine unit and an announcement was made on VHF.
Incident Date: 2019-11-15 at 09:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Yamaha 8HP outboard motor
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Two (2) yachts were rafted together and anchored off Livingston. Overnight, a locked and lifted dinghy had its Yamaha 8HP outboard motor stolen. The engine was locked to the dinghy and the thieves apparently used bolt cutters, as no metal shavings/shards were found in the dinghy. No police report was made, but the theft was reported on the local VHF before departing that morning for a foreign port.
Incident Date: 2019-11-07 at 22:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: RIB – AB 24 + YAMAHA 225hp
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Operators of a marine trade business docked their boat (24FT RIB – 225HP outboard) at La Dunette dock at about 20:30 HRS, and patronized the business there. They did not lock the boat, left the keys in the ignition and the courtesy lights ON. An hour later they discovered it had been stolen, and made a report to the coast guard. A search was made in the surrounding area and the boat was not located. The next morning, a police report was made. That same morning the boat was seen by others, nearby and aground in a place that had been well searched the previous night. The CG and owner retrieved it, found some damage to the hull, the courtesy lights turned off and the key missing.
