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DATE: 2025-01-01 03:00
LOCATION: Saint Martin (France) – Marigot Bay
EVENT: Burglary
HAND: 2
STOLEN ITEMS: Cash, cell phones, laptops
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: PRELIMINARY REPORT: The crew came back to the yacht after celebrating New Year’s ashore to see that the wooden door of the companionway was broken and that the interior of the doghouse had been ransacked. Cash, cell phones and laptops were taken.
A police report is planned. Further updates are expected.
ID: 3481
DATE: 2024-12-25 01:00
LOCATION: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Whaler style hard dinghy / 25HP Yamaha outboard
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Overnight a locked Whaler style hard dinghy / 25HP Yamaha outboard was stolen from a dock near Island Water World (MATCO) . A police report was made.
Engine serial number : 61RK1081949
CSSN UPDATE : engineless dinghy was recovered in Sandy Ground 12/30/24
ID: 3475
DATE: 2024-12-25 01:00
LOCATION: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay
EVENT: Burglary
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS:
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Overnight a yacht moored in Simpson Bay was burglarized. Thieves destroyed a hatch to break-in and ransacked the interior of the yacht. Binoculars and flashlights were stolen. No police report was made.
ID: 3474
DATE: 2024-12-14 17:02
LOCATION: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay
EVENT: Burglary
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Pending. Initial video by agent used and tools were missing from the maintenance area.
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: An unoccupied yacht in Cole Bay was burglarized between 9-15 December. Given recent activity in the area the owner requested their minder check and they discovered that the fully locked catamaran’s sliding door had been jimmied/left open and a forward hatch was left open by intruders. A video was made and tools were missing. A complete listing will be made when a more complete video can be made/the owner returns. The minder assisted in filing a police report. The yacht was secured and owner/minder are awaiting any further direction from the police.
ID: 3455
DATE: 2024-12-08 18:30
LOCATION: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon
EVENT: Burglary
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Cash, all electrical devices and cables, and a backpack
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: A catamaran in the Dutch lagoon that experienced a boarding 2 days prior was boarded a second time and burgled between 1630-1930HRS. The thieves came prepared with tools and broke in through the locked doorway.
The entire yacht was ransacked and the thieves stole cash, all electrical devices and cables, and a backpack to carry it all in. Reports were made to police and Coast Guard in both jurisdictions. Live tracking data for the stolen devices was provided.
CSSN NOTE: This is the 7th boarding in the lagoon in the last week
ID: 3436