St. Martin (French) Archives - Caribbean Safety and Security Net

2022-07-13

2856 – 2022-07-11 – Saint Martin (France) – Marina Royale – Theft

DATE: 2022-07-11 03:00
LOCATION: Saint Martin (France) – Marina Royale
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: 2 type 1 pfd’s, heat gun/case
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: A yacht owner was sleeping on board at the Geminga boatyard dock and awoke at 0300HRS to unusual movement of the boat. A thief was observed on deck and he departed quickly as the captain made some noise to indicate his presence and awareness. Two (2) type 1 pfd’s and a heat gun in its case were stolen.

A report was made to the yard/marina and video surveillance was reviewed. The thief appeared to be armed with a large knife. A police report is planned.
ID: 2856

2022-06-01

2817 – 2022-06-01 – Saint Martin (France) – Sandy Ground Bridge – Theft

DATE: 2022-06-01 01:00
LOCATION: Saint Martin (France) – Sandy Ground Bridge
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: dinghy / 15HP 2S Yamaha outboard
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: A dinghy / 15HP 2S Yamaha outboard was stolen from the POLYPAT dock overnight. It was not locked. A report was made to the boatyard management.
ID: 2817

2022-06-012022-06-01

2816 – 2022-05-30 – Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit – Attempted Theft

DATE: 2022-05-30 02:00
LOCATION: Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit
EVENT: Attempted Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: attempted theft of outboard from raised / locked dinghy
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Overnight, thieves attempted to steal the outboard from a raised and locked dinghy of an occupied catamaran. The next day the owners discovered that both transom clamps had been completely loosened, but the chain securing the outboard to the dinghy had prevented the theft.
ID: 2816

2022-06-012022-06-01

2812 – 2022-05-26 – Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit – Theft

DATE: 2022-05-26 03:00
LOCATION: Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: B&G chart plotter display
SECURED: Not Listed
DETAILS: Owners returned to their catamaran that was moored near Witches Tit between 21-27 May. They found dark shoe prints onboard, leading directly to a missing chart plotter on the starboard helm. The yacht was well locked and the video security system captured the theft. The thief seemed to be aware of the video surveillance and made no attempt to enter the well locked yacht and left other valuable items behind, including the portside instruments and chart plotter.

A police report was made, and the officials indicated that they would visit the yacht, review the video and collect forensics later in the week.
ID: 2812

2022-05-26

2807 – 2022-05-07 – Saint Martin (France) – Sandy Ground Bridge – Theft

DATE: 2022-05-07 01:00
LOCATION: Saint Martin (France) – Sandy Ground Bridge
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 2
STOLEN ITEMS: wallet, cash and credit cards
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: While owner slept onboard the yacht hauled at Polypat, a thief boarded and stole a wallet, cash, credit cards. from the cabin where they were sleeping. A laptop and phones were not taken. A report was made to the yard manager.

This is the second of 2 very similar incidents on this night, see 2806
ID: 2807