Theft - The Caribbean Safety and Security Net

2134 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Fort de France

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.

April 5, 2017

2135 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Fort de France

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.

April 2, 2017

2129 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Mayreau – Saline Bay

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.

March 26, 2017

2130 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Fort de France

Incident Date: 2017-03-20 at 21:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners returned to the Fort de France main dinghy dock at 9PM and found that a thief used cable cutters to cut the single cable that had secured the fuel tank, outboard and the dinghy, then took only the fuel tank.

March 20, 2017

2125 – Theft in Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Bruno’s Anchorage

Incident Date: 2017-03-18 at 19:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Electric tools, anchor line, some electronic stuff

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Captain returned from town at 10 PM and found his unlocked boat had been entered, and electronics, tools and an anchor line were taken. This was announced on the local VHF net, but no police report was made.

March 18, 2017

2121 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne

Incident Date: 2017-03-17 at 00:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard – Yamaha 5hp 4 stroke

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was left locked overnight at the St. Anne’s dinghy dock. The next day the owners discovered the outboard (which was locked to the dinghy) had been stolen. A report will be made to the police and on the local VHF net on 3.20.2017

March 17, 2017

2122 – Theft in Martinique (France) – St. Anne

Incident Date: 2017-03-17 at 19:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Handmade bamboo outboard handle

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy was locked to the main dinghy dock in St Anne. Sometime during the day or evening the handmade bamboo outboard handle (tiller extension) was stolen off the outboard. Reported on the VHF net and a police report will be made.

March 17, 2017

2127 – Theft in Honduras – Utila

Incident Date: 2017-03-16 at 01:10

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 18 ft Panga with Yamaha 40 HP engine

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A panga with a well secured 40 HP outboard was lifted at a private dock. Video surveillance from shore revealed that at 1:10 AM the thief unscrewed the light bulb on the dock, and then in darkness was able to use a box knife to cut the lifting strap, (damaging it) and releasing the panga. The 40HP outboard was visibly well secured to the panga, and would have required serious tools/effort to remove. The lifted panga was not secured to the dock. A report was made to the police and port captain.||CSSN NOTE: the same night a neighbor's locked 85 HP engine was removed from its panga on a nearby dock. The thief left evidence of using tools to remove the 85 HP, but was unsuccessful in an attempt to also remove a 15HP engine.

March 16, 2017

2128 – Theft in Honduras – Utila

Incident Date: 2017-03-16 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 85 HP outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: 85HP outboard engine locked on a panga was removed by thieves. An unsuccessful attempt was made to also remove a 15 HP outboard.

CSSN NOTE: a lifted (but not locked) panga with a well secured 40HP was stolen the same night from an adjacent dock.

March 16, 2017

2132 – Theft in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – English Harbor

Incident Date: 2017-03-13 at 23:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2M Nautend dinghy with 2.3HP Honda outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen overnight from an anchored yacht while the owners slept onboard. The theft was reported to the police, who took extensive details but did not produce a written report, indicating there would be a $100 EC fee, and a many hours wait . The owners departed.

March 13, 2017

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