Caribbean Safety and Security Net
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Part of the Leeward Islands
DATE: 2024-04-10 01:00
LOCATION: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 2
STOLEN ITEMS: dinghy / outboard
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Overnight a yacht in the lagoon had its in-the-water and not locked dinghy stolen. A report was made to the Dutch police.
A second yacht had lifted their dinghy an was able to interrupt the thief, see 3280.
ID: 3281
DATE: 2024-01-29 20:10
LOCATION: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Dingy outboard fuel tank
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Owner returned to the dinghy dock and found the fuel tank had been stolen from their locked to the dock dinghy. They later learned that 3 others had suffered a similar fate. The guard did not notice the thefts but the license plate was captured on video surveillance.
ID: 3224
DATE: 2024-01-02 23:00
LOCATION: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay
EVENT: Attempted Theft
HAND: 2
STOLEN ITEMS: nothing, not successful
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: The crew of a yacht anchored nearshore were able to repel swimmers who boarded with a hockey stick. No further details are currently available.
ID: 3194
DATE: 2023-07-07 21:15
LOCATION: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: A dive watch
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Cruisers arrived back to their catamaran at 2115HRS and discovered a thief had boarded after slashing the trampoline lashing and entering through the unlocked forward head hatch. He pulled a mask over his head and pointed what looked like a gun at the crew before boarding his small dinghy which had been left secured between the hulls. The cat’s crew rammed the small dinghy and the thief fell overboard and swam towards shore.
The next day the crew found the mans pants on the seabed below the yacht and in the pockets were their dive watch, the man’s phone and a gun magazine. The small dinghy and all but the dive watch were turned over to the Dutch police. The police indicated the gun magazine was likely from some sort of BB gun type of weapon.
ID: 3046
DATE: 2023-03-10 01:00
LOCATION: Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 2
STOLEN ITEMS: dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Overnight while owners slept onboard, their in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen in Simpson Bay. It is not known if a police report was made.
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ID: 2999