Theft - The Caribbean Safety and Security Net

2001 – Theft in Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Nana Juana

Incident Date: 2015-12-29 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Electric tools, laptop, money, fenders, ropes

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A thief or thieves stole multiple items from an unlocked, unoccupied boat anchored n the Rio Dulce near Nana Juana, on 2015-12-29 .The theft was discovered when crew returned to the boat. There were no witnesses. Reported on local Facebook Group.

December 29, 2015

1997 – Theft in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Croix – Christiansted

Incident Date: 2015-12-13 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy and Suzuki 2.5 outboard, small anchor and ground tackle and all of the hardware was gone off the boat

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Our dinghy was stolen from the Jones Maritime Company dock sometime Dec 12 or 13. The dock has a locked gate, but the dinghy was only tied to the dock, and the painter was cut. We walked along the industrial waterfront west of Christiansted, and found the dinghy onshore, all tubes slashed beyond repair. The motor, ground tackle and hardware used to hoist the dinghy were all missing. Reported to police.

December 13, 2015

2000 – Theft in Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Nana Juana

Incident Date: 2015-12-11 at 23:11

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Stole tools, pump, other items

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A thief or thieves stole multiple items from an unlocked, unoccupied boat anchored near Nana Juana Marina, on 2015-12-11 .The theft was discovered when crew returned to the boat. There were no witnesses. Reported on local Facebook Group.

December 11, 2015

1993 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon

Incident Date: 2015-12-09 at 02:25

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 13ft Boston Whaler taken from mooring and outboard stolen

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 2.25am a team of determined thieves stole our Boston Whaler from Nettle Bay, French St. Martin. They had to cut through stainless steel chains and locks securing the boat to two sand screws. We know the whaler was towed out into Marigot Bay to a position approx 18.05N 63.09W, where we surmise the thieves then cut the two stainless steel chains and three heavy stainless steel locks securing the 15hp Yamaha outboard and probably loaded it onto a ship or boat. They then towed the whaler back into Simpson Bay and at approx 3.30am tied it to the stern of a rusted-out fire boat to the north of the Witches Tit. Why they towed the boat back into the Lagoon is a mystery. While reporting this to the Brigade Nautique, someone else was reporting the theft of their 10ft aluminium hulled RIB and 20HP engine. The owner said his dinghy was locked to his yacht with two stainless steel cables, both of which were cut. The incident happened at the same time as our whaler was stolen and in the same area of Marigot Bay where our whaler had it’s outboard removed before being towed back into the Lagoon. I know the positions and times because the whaler is fitted with a tracker. We lost a whaler in similar circumstances just over a year ago, I use the whaler for my business, hence the tracker. Unfortunately, there was no tracker on the engine. We though we had done enough to secure the boat. We were wrong. Those who took it were tooled up, not chance thieves or kids. CSSN NOTE: When possible lifting and locking your dinghy to the yacht with stainless steel chain and a quality lock is your best protection against theft. SXM remains a particularly problematic area, and thefts are under reported. Please keep the cruising community informed, our online incident reporting form makes it easy.

December 9, 2015

1995 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon

Incident Date: 2015-12-09 at 02:25

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 10ft aluminium hulled RIB and 20HP engine

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Reported to the Brigade Nautique, SMX, Marigot Bay the theft of a 10ft aluminium hulled RIB and 20HP engine. The owner said his dinghy was locked to his yacht with two stainless steel cables, both of which were cut. The incident happened in Marigot Bay at the same time as a theft of a Boston Whaler from am mooring.

December 9, 2015

1992 – Theft in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Thomas – Water Island

Incident Date: 2015-11-30 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy, hard, aluminum transom, fire hose on gunwhale, outboard engine with white cowling with two horizontal stripes

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: November 30, at night in Water Island USVI hard dinghyand outboard motor stolen. It is unknown if it was reported to police. Reported to CSSN via KPK.

November 30, 2015

1987 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth)

Incident Date: 2015-11-13 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Dinghy was chained but not locked. Also tied with line to stern of boat while anchored out in Harbour, north end, tony gibbons beach area but well off the shore by 100 meters. Theft occurred between 10 pm and 6 am. Grey dinghy with 10 hp Honda. Boat name is stenciled on the side of dinghy. Reported to Police, Local VHF Net

November 13, 2015

1988 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne

Incident Date: 2015-11-11 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy 25hp honda, elec start and tilt.

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran had dinghy and outboard stolen from St Anne, Martinique. Reported to the police, who told them there had been several dinghy thefts recently, principally from charter boats. the dinghy was in water, but locked to cat. 25hp honda, electric start and tilt. Reported via KPK.

CSSN Note: More information may be forthcoming from the source. Date of incident is approximate. Multiple sources have indicated that thefts of this type are underreported in this location. Captains may wish to consider extra precautions in this anchorage.

November 11, 2015

1994 – Theft in Haiti – Ile de Vache

Incident Date: 2015-10-29 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: fenders

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Only fenders disappeared but that’s still theft. Lucky we have dogs because it could have been more than just feders. Not reported to local authorities.

October 29, 2015

1984 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Le Marin – marina

Incident Date: 2015-10-22 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Fuel tank for dingy engine, with fuel.

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Dingy was locked to the marina dingy dock, sometime during the night the fuel tank was stolen and an attempt was made to take the outboard. The outboard was locked and was not taken. There were other items of value in a zippered compartment that were not taken. When reported to the marina office, they indicated there had been several thefts lately, but seemed indifferent overlall. During a 2 week stay here the keycard type locked gates to the marina are seldom even closed.

October 22, 2015

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