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2409 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Grand Case

Incident Date: 2019-10-29 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 12 FT center console dinghy / 40 HP Honda outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the water but cable locked dinghy (center console / 40 HP Honda) was stolen overnight. The dinghy was not operable when stolen, and apparently the thieves abandoned it. A police report was made and the Gendarmes recovered the dinghy/outboard (only minor damage) and returned it to the owners.

October 29, 2019

2408 – Theft in Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Bruno’s Anchorage

Incident Date: 2019-10-11 at 17:45

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 10 FT AB dinghy / 25HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were onboard their yacht anchored 100M off Nana Juana marina, among approximately 10 other boats with their dinghy tied at the bow and cable locked to the yacht for the night. They discovered their 10 FT dinghy/25 HP outboard had been stolen between 1700-1815HRS. An immediate search was performed in an attempt to locate the dinghy, but it was not successful. Reports were made to the police, navy, marina and fuel station. A reward has been offered.

October 11, 2019

2407 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon

Incident Date: 2019-09-25 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy / 30 HP 2S outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy with 30HP engine was stolen. Current owner had purchased the dinghy secondhand and did not have a bill of sale, so no police report was made.

September 25, 2019

2435 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Rodney Bay Marina Boatyard

Incident Date: 2019-09-24 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Yamaha 15 hp motor

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners found that the outboard engine that had been locked to the stern pulpit was stolen while their boat was stored on the hard. A report was made to the Coast Guard and the Rodney Bay Marina.

September 24, 2019

2403 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Halifax Bay

Incident Date: 2019-09-03 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Charter crew found that the painter on the in-the-water and not locked dinghy/outboard had been cut , and the dinghy stolen overnight. It is not known if a police report was made.

September 3, 2019

2405 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – West End

Incident Date: 2019-09-03 at 23:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy outboard, 2.5HP

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: One of two yachts in the anchorage discovered that the 2.5HP unlocked outboard had been removed from their in-the-water dinghy overnight. The yachts’ crew normal practice was to remove the engine at night, but they did not do so on this night and an opportunistic thief took advantage.

September 3, 2019

2402 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – St. George’s – outside lagoon

Incident Date: 2019-09-01 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Phone, backpack, wallet, cash, credit cards,passports, identity papers, headlamp

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran anchored surrounded by 50+ yachts in the area near Ross point was boarded overnight while owners slept onboard. One crew member was sleeping in the unlit cockpit, another in a cabin below. The boarder/thief entered through the fully open salon door.

The theft was discovered in the early morning Sunday when the crew member attempted to find the phone. Also missing was a backpack which had contained miscellaneous items including a headlamp and wallet (cash, credit cards, passports, identity documents).

A complete police report was made the next morning (Monday) with the assistance of a friend/translator on a yacht anchored nearby in this popular anchorage off St. George’s. The police indicated that a forensics investigator would visit the yacht later that day, which did not happen. A passing Coast Guard boat (unaware of what had happened) was hailed down, and they explained that only the police could conduct the required onboard forensics investigation. No investigators communicated or arrived and the yacht departed.

September 1, 2019

2397 – Theft in Grenada – Carriacou – Anse la Roche

Incident Date: 2019-08-23 at 06:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Jimmy Sticks SUP

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners awoke to find one of their stand up paddleboards (SUP) had gone missing overnight. At sunset it had been secured with a line to a shroud. No wind overnight to suggest it had been blown up and overboard. Reported on the local VHF net, and a local search the next morning did not locate it.

August 23, 2019

2398 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Clarke’s Court Bay

Incident Date: 2019-08-22 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: All ten (10) dinghies left at the outer Woburn dock that night were found to have had their fuel siphoned from their fuel tanks. Other dinghies (est. 5) alongside yachts in the bay had experienced a similar problem during the prior week. It is not known if police reports were made by the affected owners.

August 22, 2019

2395 – Theft in Panama – Linton Bay

Incident Date: 2019-08-16 at 21:45

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 11FT dinghy / 15HP Yamaha engine

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The crew and their dog were in the lighted cockpit when their unlocked in-the-water 11FT dinghy with 15HP Yamaha outboard was stolen. A swimmer cut multiple lines that secured the dinghy in its lifting harness. A report was made to the police and coast guard. A search the next morning located the dinghy, minus the outboard engine.

August 16, 2019

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