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2390 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Baie des Anglais (English Bay)

Incident Date: 2019-07-28 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 12′ West marine inflatable dinghy and 30hp Yamaha Outboard including safety gear, cooler, depth sounder, shoes etc in the dinghy.

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While monohull owners slept onboard in their forward cabin, thieves stole the lifted and locked to the yacht dinghy from its davits at the stern. The thieves arrived prepared with bolt cutters and knives and defeated both the stainless steel locks, that had exposed hasps/shackles (for the outboard to the dinghy, and the dinghy to the yacht). They cut numerous retaining lines, and the davit lines, but were unable to cut the dyneema bridle/harness.

Apparently, the thieves misjudged the weight of the 30HP outboard and it, as well as the small rowboat type dinghy they had used were found the next day underwater, sunk to the bottom below the yacht. Both were retrieved. The RIB dinghy had been set adrift, and was found 8 miles offshore by another yacht, and returned to the owners. All of the items in the dinghy were untouched. A police report was made, and the coast guard notified.

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July 28, 2019

2474 – Theft in Panama – Linton Bay

Incident Date: 2019-07-28 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: RIB / 10 HP Mercury outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Between 1900 and 2200 HRS, while the owner was onboard, a thief cut the painter on the in-the-water and not locked dinghy. A report to the Coast Guard (Aeronaval), the police, and the marina was made.

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July 28, 2019

2386 – Theft in Bonaire – Budget Marine floating dock

Incident Date: 2019-07-26 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy/outboard (recovered minus fuel tank)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was locked and tied to the Budget Marine dinghy dock near the Venezuelan consulate. Between 2400 and 0200 HRS it was stolen. Police were notified, three officers responded in a timely fashion and took a report as well as scanned the water with spotlights and notified the coast guard. After sunrise, the incident was reported on the local cruisers VHF net. Other cruisers assisted with a search and the dinghy was found washed up on the shore of Klein Bonaire, minus the fuel tank. The lock for the dinghy itself had been pried open, but the bar lock on the outboard was intact.

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July 26, 2019

2376 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach

Incident Date: 2019-07-20 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash and a LED flashlight

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners of a monohull anchored off Princess Margaret beach left a radio playing and put on a light in the cockpit when they went ashore for dinner from 1830-2130 HRS, they did not lock the yacht. On their return they discovered that a thief had boarded and stolen cash, an LED flashlight and damaged a wardrobe, likely because they did not understand the closure mechanism. A police report was made, as well as announced on the VHF net..

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July 20, 2019

2372 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Union – Frigate Island

Incident Date: 2019-07-09 at 23:59

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy and 5HP outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Ten(10) boats were in the anchorage overnight. Three (3) left dinghies in the water, 2 of which were locked, but a charter boat left theirs unlocked. It was stolen overnight, the line cut. A police report was made.

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July 9, 2019

2367 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Chicken Island

Incident Date: 2019-07-03 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy and outboard Honda 10hp

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water cable-locked inflatable dinghy with a 10hp Honda outboard was stolen sometime during the night of 7/3/19 while the owner was asleep onboard.

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July 3, 2019

2375 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Canouan – Charlestown Bay (South House)

Incident Date: 2019-07-01 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran with 11 persons onboard was boarded overnight while owners and guests were sleeping. The door was closed and locked, but the thief apparently entered through an open hatch in the children’s sleeping quarters. One of the owners was awakened by gusting winds and saw the thief rummaging at the chart table and quietly alerted her husband who made noise and turned on lights. The thief unlocked and then departed through the salon door, jumped overboard and swam away.

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July 1, 2019

2365 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Grand Anse D’Arlet

Incident Date: 2019-06-29 at 05:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: wallets and phones

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While the captain was sleeping aboard a yacht at the dock in Grand Anse d’Arlet, thieves boarded the boat and stole wallets and phone. They returned to the yacht for a second attempt, but the owner was awakened by the flashlight and gave chase down the dock to the street. A witness on the beach nearby described the perpetrators as three youths. A police report was made.

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June 29, 2019

2363 – Theft in Panama – Linton Bay

Incident Date: 2019-06-03 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy / Yamaha 15HP outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen overnight, The owners found the cut painter the next morniing. A police report was made. The dinghy was found nearby, minus the outboard engine (which had been locked to the dinghy).

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June 3, 2019