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2023 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Inner Bay

Incident Date: 2016-05-07 at 20:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Cash

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A catamaran anchored near Doolittle's in Marigot Bay, St. Lucia was boarded between 6-9 PM Saturday while the crew was ashore. When they returned they discovered the ladder down and wet footprints on deck. Although the main doors were fully locked, the thieves gained entry thru a poorly secured hatch. They removed cash from a purse left in the saloon and also from a suitcase in one of the cabins. No other items were taken, and 2 wet towels were left behind. A report was made to the local police.

May 7, 2016

2017 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Marigot – Inner Bay

Incident Date: 2016-03-29 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy gas line and sandals

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: We were anchored in the outer harbour with three companion boats. We noticed that our dinghy’s gas line was missing when we went to use it. Presumably it was stolen overnight, while we were asleep. Our dinghy had been in the water but locked to our boat; but the gas line could be easily unclipped. Later, we also realized that a pair of sandals had also been taken from the dinghy. A report was made to the marina.

March 29, 2016

2087 – Theft in Belize – Hatchet Caye

Incident Date: 2016-03-23 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The yacht's dinghy/outboard was tied to the transom overnight, as the weather was too rough to secure it on the davits. The theft occurred between 2am and 5am, the line was cleanly cut leaving a 5 foot length attached to the cleat. Reported to the marina and the Sunsail charter base in Placencia.

March 23, 2016

2016 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Gros Islet

Incident Date: 2016-03-10 at 01:10

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy, outboard and fueltank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, a well secured but unlocked dinghy was taken from an occupied yacht anchored near Gros Islet, in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia. The dinghy is grey, unmarked and type Highfield UL 340 (CN-AFM20190D415) and the outboard a Tohatsu 5 HP (074689AA). Reported to Port Captain, Police, RB Marina and on the local VHF net.

March 10, 2016

2075 – Theft in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Buccament Bay

Incident Date: 2016-02-14 at 21:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Two pairs of flip flops

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht at anchor had raised and locked their dinghy on stern davits for the night. The yacht itself was fully closed and locked as well. At approximately 2130 hours the captain was awakened by noise against the deck/hull and went to investigate. He discovered three men with scarves covering their heads and faces, rummaging in the hoisted dinghy. The men immediately rowed away in their hard local dinghy. The captain made calls on VHF 16/68 to the SVG Coast Guard, but had no response. They informed the one other yacht in the bay and re-anchored closer to the hotel. The next day it was discovered that canvas covers on forward hatches had been slashed and two pairs of flip flops had been taken from the dinghy. The yacht departed for Bequia the next morning, and made a police report there. CSSN NOTE: While the report to local officials was made in a timely way, this report has just been received by CSSN and is included now for completeness of the records.

February 14, 2016

2009 – Theft in Martinique (France) – Schoelcher

Incident Date: 2016-01-27 at 15:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy gas tank

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: We tied up the dinghy to the town dock in Schoelcher around 3 pm. We didn’t lock up, however. Some
youngish local guys were hanging around, eating peanuts. On our return at 5pm the gas tank was gone. We found a few peanut shells inside the dinghy. A report was filed with with Gendarmes (the local police).

January 27, 2016

2004 – Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay

Incident Date: 2016-01-17 at 16:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 11.6 inflatable AB dinghy with 15hp outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A locked/chained (3/16 SS) 11.6 AB dinghy stolen from the Marigot SXM(FR) town dock between the hours of 4pm and 6pm , broad daylight, Sunday afternoon. Reported to the Police.

January 17, 2016

2002 – Theft in Saint Lucia – Rodney Bay – Inner Lagoon

Incident Date: 2016-01-01 at 05:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Silent Wind Wind Generator, Regulator, Fenders.

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: On the 24th of December I noticed my wind generator had been stolen off the pole on the back of my boat. On the first of January 2016 likely the same individual(s) returned, broke into the boat moored up against a private dock and stole the regulator. It is a Silent Wind generator. The boat is on a private dock in the corner of the lagoon, down near Pizza Pizza. These were very precise crimes. More bizarre was the cutting of the fender tie lines and removal of 3 fenders. They chose a time I was away from the boat over the festive season. Damage was minimal and nothing else was taken or disturbed but the boat was virtually empty, everything not screwed down had already been removed for internal re-varnishing. Anyone with info about this wind generator should contact PC Edwards at Gros Islet CID at +1 758 456 3830

January 1, 2016

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

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