Incident Date: 2018-04-06 at 22:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy with 6 HP Tohastu outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A cable locked dinghy was stolen between 9-11 PM from the main dinghy dock in St. Anne. A report was made to the police, port port captain, Coast Guard and on the local VHF net.
Incident Date: 2018-04-05 at 18:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: fishing rod and reel
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Cruisers went ashore around 17:00 and locked their dingy to the main dinghy dock in St Anne. There was a small telescoping fishing rod and reel in their dinghy, tied in. They returned to the dinghy about an hour later and found that the rod and reel had been stolen . Reported on the local VHF net.
Incident Date: 2018-04-03 at 20:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy and outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht was anchored alone in the bay. On the second evening, while they and their dog were onboard, both of the lines securing the in-the-water dinghy/outboard were cut, and it was stolen. They discovered the theft at about 8:30 PM when they went out to hoist and secure it for the night. No police report was made, they departed the next morning for Panama.
Incident Date: 2018-04-01 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: New 25HP Outboard
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 3rd Hand Report
Incident Details: A local boat/fisherman had small boat stolen from Clifton Harbor. The boat was set adrift and settled on the rocks and was recovered minus the new 25HP outboard. No further details available.
Incident Date: 2018-03-21 at 15:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy anchor
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored near Isla Pirata and the owners/crew took the dinghy to snorkel. While they were snorkeling the dinghy’s anchor was stolen, the theives had replaced it with a large rock.
Incident Date: 2018-03-13 at 02:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: At 02:30 hours the owner/crew of a yacht anchored in Rodney Bay heard some noise, and the owner investigated. He noticed that his neighbor's in-the-water dinghy was missing, and woke them. He launched his dinghy, and they found the stolen dinghy minus the new 20HP 4S engine floating about 50 ft into the marina channel. The padlock on the outboard and the dinghy locking cable had both been cut. A second dinghy also minus its engine (see next report) was found floating in the same area, and was returned to its owner. The Coast Guard was notified, but did not respond to multiple VHF 16 calls. The owners planned to file a complete report the next morning. A third engineless dinghy was recovered the next mornig froma nearby beach. ( see later report)
Incident Date: 2018-03-13 at 02:45
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: An in-the water but cable locked dinghy was stolen overnight. The thick stainless cable locking the dinghy to the yacht and the lock on the locking bar of the outboard had both been cut. The dinghy minus the outboard was recovered 50 ft into the marina channel by another cruiser who was assisting his neighbor looking for a second stolen dinghy (see previous report). The Coast Guard was notified.
Incident Date: 2018-03-12 at 20:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Carib dinghy with 5hp Mercury
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht sailing in the bay of Cartagena anchored next to the village Cano De Loro. At 8PM the owners went to the cockpit and discovered that the line to their in-the-water and not locked dinghy had been cut. A report was made to the Police and Coast Guard.
Incident Date: 2018-03-11 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Owners awoke to find someone else's dinghy tied to their yacht. The 1 inch line had been cut. The dinghy was returned to the rightful owners, no additional details are available.
Incident Date: 2018-03-09 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Highfield 260 dinghy with 8HP 2S engine
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: An occupied yacht anchored about 150 meters from shore had its in-the-water and not locked dinghy stolen between 0300 and 0600 hrs. The line had been cleanly cut, no police report was made.
