Tag: Vandalism Archives

2796 – Vandalism in Martinique (France) – St. Anne


Incident Date: 2022-05-09 at 01:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: 3 (inflatable) dinghies were slashed

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Three dinghies were slashed at the St. Anne dinghy dock between 1800 – 0600HRs. The outboard on one of them was fully submerged when found.

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2639 – Vandalism in Martinique (France) – Anse Mitan


Incident Date: 2021-05-22 at 13:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: 3 dinghies slashed

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: During daylight hours 3 dinghies locked to the Ti Taurus dinghy dock were slashed. It is not known if police reports were made.

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2601 – Vandalism in Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay


Incident Date: 2021-03-06 at 14:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: Inside of dinghy tube was slashed

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: The owners of a dinghy that had been well locked to the Marigot dinghy dock during daylight hours found it had been slashed on the inside of a forward tube. It is not known if a police report was made.

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2591 – Vandalism in Martinique (France) – St. Anne


Incident Date: 2021-02-13 at 17:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: dinghy slashed

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy locked to the St. Anne dinghy dock had its tube slashed (15cm) during the daytime. A police report was made.

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2461 – Vandalism in Dominican Republic – Luperon


Incident Date: 2020-02-27 at 20:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: Nothing taken

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners returned to their unlocked yacht after an evening ashore and found they had been boarded. Wet footprints were found in the salon and below. Nothing seemed to be missing, but the yacht had been well searched/ransacked. A report was made to the Navy.

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2454 – Vandalism in Martinique (France) – St. Pierre


Incident Date: 2020-02-14 at 14:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: Dinghy vandalized/punctured

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Dinghy was intentionally damaged (3 knife punctures) by persons unknown while locked to the St. Pierre dinghy dock during daylight hours.

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2396 – Vandalism in Dominica – Prince Rupert Bay – PAYS dock


Incident Date: 2019-08-20 at 14:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners returned to their dinghy at 1400 HRS at the PAYS dinghy dock to find it had been vandalized. It was full of sand and water, life jackets had been shredded, oars removed and the engine lifting harness compromised. Nothing was stolen. The PAYS office was closed but a report was made to a young man who was swimming nearby and identified himself as a member of PAYS. Owners departed at first light.

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2141 – Vandalism in Dominican Republic – Luperon


Incident Date: 2017-04-28 at 14:00

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: None

Secured: N/A

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht was tied to a mooring in Luperon Bay for a few hours before the owner went ashore. Vandals released the yacht, and removed all lines from it and the mooring itself during daylight hours. The yacht was seen adrift, an emercency VHF call was made and the yacht was recovered undamaged . No police report was made.

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2116 – Vandalism in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth)


Incident Date: 2017-02-20 at 22:30

Event Type: Vandalism

Stolen Items: Dinghy engine damaged

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht moored in Admiralty Bay took their dinghy to a nearby small (restaurant) dock for dinner. A man greeted them and tied the dinghy to the dock. When the owners proceeded to lock the dinghy he became upset and yelled "Bequia is not the United States, people do not lock things here". They locked the dinghy and the man continued to yell as they went to the restaurant. When they returned after dinner the outboard would not start. The next morning a close inspection revealed that the spark plug wire had been cut. A report was made to the police.

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