Tag: Theft Archives

2243 – Theft in Colombia – Rosarios Islands – Isla Grande


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.

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2212 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Reduit Beach


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)

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2213 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet


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.

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2241 – Theft in Colombia – Cartegena


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.

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2211 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Reduit Beach


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.

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2217 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Guadeloupe – Pigeon Island


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.

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2209 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne


Incident Date: 2018-03-08 at 13:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: During the daytime a dinghy on the Club Med beach had its not locked 22 liter Yamaha fuel tank stolen. No police report was made.

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2208 – Theft in Grenada – Grenada – Mt. Hartman Bay – Marina


Incident Date: 2018-03-01 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy with 18HP Tohatsu

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An unlocked dinghy at the Secret Harbour dock was stolen the night of the full moon party, reported to the police and Coast Guard. Witnesses report seeing the dinghy being towed out of the bay.

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