Incident Date: 2017-05-28 at 09:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy and Outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A dinghy with outboard was cable locked to a private dock while owner was ashore for dinner. The outboard was locked to the dinghy, and both were stolen between 7-9PM. A police report was made.
Incident Date: 2017-05-24 at 05:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: At first light a boatboy arrived with the yachts dinghy, the owners had not yet realized it was missing. The boatboy asked for a “security fee” for the safe return of the dinghy and a modest fee was paid. The owners had not locked the dinghy to the yacht, but did not feel it had gone adrift. They now lock the dinghy overnight.
Incident Date: 2017-05-12 at 19:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Dinghy and outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: For three weeks a yacht's dinghy/outboard was pulled ashore well above the tide line at 6PM and left unlocked in downtown George Town while the owners went to the weekly happy hour nearby. When they returned at 8PM the dinghy/outboard had been stolen. A police report was filed by phone. Owners advise locking to the Lobster Pot dive center dock instead.
Incident Date: 2017-04-27 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Cash, cellphones
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while the catamaran owners slept below, a thief boarded and then entered the salon through an unlocked deck hatch. The thief stole cash and cellphones and then exited through the hatch. A police report was made the next day.
CSSN NOTE: This is the 4th event of this type reported to CSSN at this location in the last 6 weeks CSSN NOTE: updated to FIRSTHAND report 2 May 2017
Incident Date: 2017-04-25 at 15:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 55ft sailing yacht- monohull
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: In late April 2017 between the daylight hours of 1400 and 1715, a 55 ft. monohull sailing yacht moored in Clifton Harbor was stolen. The owner and crew were nearby but did not witness the actual theft. They notified SVG authorities (marine park, police and coast guard) and the owner began a localized search by boat which carried on into the darkness, but without result.
Early the next morning the SVG police insisted on further reports and after 3-4 hours of doing such the owner hired a pilot and personally conducted an aerial search. The boat was located at Diamond Island, a small rock islet between Grenada and Carriacou. An open boat was seen rapidly leaving the scene to the south. Grenada Coast Guard was notified but took no immediate action. The pilot returned the owner to Union and he travelled by local boat to Carriacou where he contracted with another local boat to inspect and retrieve the yacht which had been damaged, arriving at the foundering yacht by early afternoon.
The thieves had damaged a hatch breaking into the yacht and stole many things including an outboard, dive gear, life jackets, fuel jugs, fenders, handheld VHF, etc. The yacht sustained significant damage to its rudder and hull having been left to ground. After emergency repairs and pumping the water out, the owner took the yacht to Carriacou under escort and after additional inspections and temporary repairs to Grenada for haulout and repairs , which have recently been completed.
Neither the SVG officials (where the yacht was stolen) nor the Grenada officials (where the yacht was found) took any evidence from the scene and after many months, and many requests, no SVG police report has been made available to the victim.
Incident Date: 2017-04-08 at 19:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: 15hp Yamaha Outboard
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Between 6-8 PM while the owners were onboard, a yacht moored in Isabel Segunda had the cable/locks to their in-the-water and locked 10 ft. RIB/15 HP Yamaha outboard cut, and the outboard was stolen. The owners did not hear any disturbance and made a report to the police the next morning, but were refused a copy of the written report.
CSSN NOTE: This is the sixth report of theft from Vieques in 2017, and the first this year from Isabel Segunda. The thieves operating in Vieques are well prepared and seem beyond the interest or reach of authorities there. If you choose to visit Vieques, best practices are called for, LIFT and LOCK (securely) dinghies when not in use.
Incident Date: 2017-04-08 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy and outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight a dinghy that was secured with 2 lines, but not locked, was stolen from a yacht anchored outside Grand Bourg. The dinghy was recovered the next day minus the outboard and badly damaged.
Incident Date: 2017-04-05 at 21:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Outboard gas tank with gas and waterproof light
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: At 9:30 PM owner/crew returned to their locked dinghy on the long main dock. They discovered that the padlock securing the outboard and gas tank had been broken open and the gas tank was gone. The thief left the fuel line but had broken it off at the outboard leaving the connector still attached. A small waterproof flashlight (not locked) was also taken.
Incident Date: 2017-04-02 at 01:30
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Owner returned to their locked dinghy on the long main dock at 0130 HRS and found that the cable locking the fuel tank to the dinghy had been cut, and the tank stolen.
Incident Date: 2017-03-26 at 22:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB dinghy with 9.9 Mercury outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Between 2200 hrs March 26 and 0200 on March 27 an in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from behind an occupied yacht in Saline Bay. The owners have spent considerable time recently in this bay and their normal practice is to lift and lock the dinghy, but they failed to do so on this particular night after securing it at 1900 hrs. They checked it again at 2200 hrs before retiring for the night. At 0200 hrs the captain awoke and noted that the dinghy had been taken. A detailed report was made to the Mayreau police, who were helpful and distributed their report to police on other SVG islands. They also provided a description to local fishermen. The captain made a voice report the next morning on the Carriacou VHF net.
