Category: Guadeloupe

DATE: 2020-04-02 01:30
LOCATION: Guadeloupe (France) – Guadeloupe – Point a Pitre
EVENT: Attempted Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: None, not successful
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: Anchored near ilet du Gosier, owners heard noise around 0130 HRS and investigated. A french speaking man had boarded and was pulling a yellow kayak onto the swim platform. He departed after being discovered and warned by the captain, and then abandoned the kayak on the beach, where it still remained days later. A report was made to the Coast Guard.
ID: 2478

DATE: 2019-03-31 16:30
Country Name: Guadeloupe
Location Detail: St Francois
EVENT: Attempted theft
HAND: 1
Stolen Items:
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Motoryacht owners decided to snorkel in an area about 100m from their yacht. They noticed a local open motor boat with one man aboard idling slowly around the anchorage, and saw him tie up to a nearby mooring, jump in, swim to their boat, climb the ladder and enter their salon. They immediately began shouting and swimming back towards their vessel, which alerted others on boats in the anchorage who also began shouting at the intruder, who then jumped off the yacht and swam back to his boat and then motored away. Owners returned to their yacht and used their dinghy to pursue the individual, who had moored off the beach. When confronted he said he “did not steal anything”, and “sorry”. Vessels in the anchorage were notified by VHF, and the marina dock master was provided a picture of the intruder’s boat.