St. Vincent & the Grenadines Archives - Caribbean Safety and Security Net

2022-08-152022-08-15

2872 – 2022-08-12 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island – Attempted Theft

DATE: 2022-08-12 03:00
LOCATION: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island
EVENT: Attempted Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: None, not successful
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: A crew member awoke at 0300HRS to noise in the cockpit, and did not investigate thinking it was the captain. The yacht was well secured, including all cockpit / lazarette lockers. Nothing was available to the thief, and they were not successful. The crew member reported the occurrence the next morning to the captain/owner.

CSSN NOTE: A second yacht in the anchorage experienced a theft this same night. (see incident 2871)
ID: 2872

2022-08-152022-08-21

2871 – 2022-08-12 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island – Theft

DATE: 2022-08-12 21:00
LOCATION: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Young Island
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: cash
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: In the morning the Captain and crew discovered that a thief had boarded and stolen all the cash from a backpack in the salon, leaving a phone, passport and other items undisturbed. The entry may have been during dinner ashore, or later that night as they slept onboard. They also noticed some blue paint marking their stern about a foot above the waterline.

A report was made to the port captain and the police.

CSSN NOTE: Another yacht in the anchorage was also boarded this same night. (See 2872)
ID: 2871

2022-08-14

2867 – 2022-08-14 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach – Theft

DATE: 2022-08-14 06:12
LOCATION: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: 5 gallon fuel container and 3 additional gallons of mixed fuel.
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Overnight while owners slept onboard a thief boarded their monohull off Princess Margaret Beach, Bequia, and stole a 5 gallon (full) fuel jug from the cockpit. The dinghy fuel tank (also full) was also emptied. A small portable generator in the cockpit and a small 2 gallon fuel jug on the swim platform were undisturbed. A police report was made.
ID: 2867

2022-06-30

2839 – 2022-06-22 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) – Theft

DATE: 2022-06-22 02:00
LOCATION: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth)
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Horseshoe Life Ring, two pairs Olukai flip flops,one pair Nike deck shoes, hiking Camel pack, a few tools that had been left out.
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: A catamaran anchored offshore in the bay. Overnight while the captain/crew slept a thief boarded the locked yacht and stole a variety of items from the cockpit – shoes, clothing, camel pack and a few tools . The incident was reported to Daffodil Yacht Services and the Bequia police.
ID: 2839

2022-04-22

2784 – 2022-04-20 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Wallilabou – Theft

DATE: 2022-04-20 18:30
LOCATION: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – St. Vincent – Wallilabou
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Blue and Grey Hobie SUP Paddleboard
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: A catamaran arrived in Wallilabou Bay, and between 1830 and 1900HRS the yacht’s blue and grey SUP went missing. The next morning at 0600HRS the yacht encountered a man in the bay with an identical SUP, who claimed it had been given to him by the Moorings Charters. Unable to provide proof of ownership, the yacht departed.
ID: 2784