THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS: St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada (including Carriacou & Petite Martinique), Trinidad & Tobago
THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS: St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Grenada (including Carriacou & Petite Martinique), Trinidad & TobagoEvents:
Vandalism – deliberately mischievous or malicious destruction or damage of property
Theft – no weapons, no violence, possibly boarding the yacht
Attempted theft – unsuccessful theft, see above
Burglary – breaking and entering a locked yacht while crew is away
Attempted burglary – unsuccessful burglary, see above
Robbery – boarding a yacht by one or more persons with weapons
Attempted robbery – unsuccessful robbery, see above
Assault – injuries to and/or physical restraining of crew in the course of a robbery
Assault resulting in death – injuries to or physical harm to a person that results in death.
Piracy – boarding and theft on or of a vessel while underway
Attempted piracy – unsuccessful piracy, see above
Other – details in description
| COUNTRY | LOCATION | DATE | EVENTS | HAND | STOLEN-ITEMS | HOW-SECURED | NOTES |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay- Port Elizabeth | 2/20/17 22:30 | Vandalism | 1 | Dinghy engine damaged | Locked | A yacht moored in Admiralty Bay took their dinghy to a nearby small (restaurant) dock for dinner. A man greeted them and tied the dinghy to the dock. When the owners proceeded to lock the dinghy he became upset and yelled “Bequia is not the United States, people do not lock things here”. They locked the dinghy and the man continued to yell as they went to the restaurant. When they returned after dinner the outboard would not start. The next morning a close inspection revealed that the spark plug wire had been cut. A report was made to the police. |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2017-01-21 23:30 | Burglary | 1 | Mobile phone, dive watch, flashlight | Not Locked | A yacht on a mooring 50 meters off the dock was burgled by a swimmer while the owners were ashore for the evening. The yacht was locked but the swimmer gained entry through a closed but not locked hatch, leaving salty footprints throughout the cabin. The thief stole a cell phone, dive watch, and a flashlight. A report was made to the local police. |
| SVG | Mayreau Salt Whistle Bay | 2016-12-22 17:00 | Vandalism | 2 | None | N/A | A local boat boy in a speedboat, very drunk, circled moored yachts at speed, finally deliberately ramming a yacht and putting a hole in its side. The boat boy was later apprehended by police and will be charged. |
| SVG | Union Clifton Harbor | 2016-12-01 01:00 | Theft | 3 | hard dinghy | Unknown | A white, hard dinghy with “Happy Kite Grenadines.com” painted on the side was stolen overnight. It is not known if it had an outboard, was locked, or if the theft was reported to local authorities. |
| SVG | Mayreau Salt Whistle Bay | 2016-11-24 01:00 | Theft | 2 | dinghy | Not Locked | An in the water and not locked dinghy was stolen, not known if reported to local authorities |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2016-10-10 19:00 | Assault | 2 | None | N/A | Two yachts were at anchor in Chateaubelair. At approximately 1900 hours one was boarded by four men armed with machetes. The captain was able to repel them, but suffered a slash to his forearm and several cuts on his hands. He was later treated at the local hospital. A VHF MAYDAY call was made for assistance but there was no response. He received help and assistance from those aboard the second yacht. A report was made by phone to the local police. |
| SVG | Union Clifton Harbor | 2016-06-09 00:01 | Theft | 1 | Evinrude 15hp outboard motor | Locked | The outboard engine was locked onto a mounting bracket with padlock and chain on the back of the yacht. It was stolen between 6.30pm & 7.30am, damaging the bracket. The owners were not on board at the time. A police report was made. |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2016-06-02 20:30 | Burglary | 2 | Cash | Locked | Whilst we were in Union Island, we met a group of 6 Americans/Australians who had chartered a catamaran. While ashore for dinner, the yacht was broken into by the main salon door (locked) and a substantial amount of cash was stolen. It is not known if a police report was made. |
| SVG | Tobago Cays | 2016-05-25 23:00 | Assault | 1 | Cash and cell phones | N/A | A British flagged vessel was boarded by 2 armed men (knife and gun), 3rd man remained in pirogue. Injuries were reported, and were treated by a physician on a nearby boat. This report was taken during the daily KPK service net. CSSN will update this report when more information is provided by the victims. CSSN UPDATE: First hand report received from the victims as follows: At 2300 on 25th May 2016, a British flagged yacht was boarded by two masked men, one with a gun, the other a knife. At the time, the couple were asleep in bed but were woken by the noise of a speedboat’s engine and, shortly after, by the noise of forced entry via the companionway, which was closed and bolted on the interior and damaged as a result of the intrusion. The intruders demanded money and one of them hit the Captain several times on the head with the ship’s heavy torch, whilst his wife was held with an arm around her neck and a gun (possibly imitation) was pointed to her head. The intruders took about EC$500 from the Captain’s wallet but refused to believe that was all the cash on board. The Captain was losing much blood from the head wounds but they still demanded more money. They also wanted cell phones and VHF radios so that the crew ‘could not contact anyone’. The Captain’s wife gave them three old cell phones that were not used on board, and they took a handheld radio from its cradle. This was later retrieved from the intruders, along with the heavy torch, during a scuffle as they left the yacht in a hurry after about 12 minutes on board. A third man, waiting in a speed boat alongside the yacht, then sped them away. The Captain suffered several head and face injuries, two fractured ribs and some bruising, and was attended by a doctor in the anchorage immediately after the event. His wife was unhurt. The SVG Coastguard, who were contacted by a neighboring yacht, arrived quickly. Three suspects are currently charged with multiple offenses and are in police custody in Kingstown SV.The Captain recommends that all cruisers, even in such beautiful places as the Tobago Cays, take security on board very seriously. The best security is to make it so hard for intruders to get into the yacht quickly that they give up, maybe hastened by floodlights/alarm activated by a panic button inside the yacht. |
| SVG | Union Clifton Harbor | 2016-05-20 23:30 | Assault | 2 | Unknown | N/A | 3 sailors returning from dinner at 11:30 PM were attacked and pelted with stones. The attacker demanded money. 1 man was knocked unconscious, and held overnight and airlifted out from the local health facility the next day. 2 companions were treated for their injuries and released. Police are reported to have 1 person in custody. Further details from local press http://www.iwnsvg.com/2016/05/23/attacker-knocks-swiss-visitor-unconscious-in-union-island/ |
| SVG | Mayreau Salt Whistle Bay | 4/18/16 22:00 | Robbery | 1 | cash,credit cards,cellphone,keys,glasses | N/A | 2 charter guests were threatened with a machete and robbed when returning to the boat after an evening ashore . Cash, credit cards,cellphone,keys and glasses were taken. Reported to the SVG police by phone, and they came to the boat the next day to complete the report. No injuries. Additional details reported in the local press LINK HERE http://www.iwnsvg.com/2016/04/20/residents-frustrated-as-british-tourists-are-robbed-in-mayreau/ |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 3/4/16 1:35 | Assault resulting in death | 2 | unknown | Unknown | From local news reports: 2 masked gunmen boarded a yacht in Wallilabou at 1:35AM. One person (German national) onboard was killed, and another German national injured. No firsthand details are currently available, local News reports indicate that the Coast Guard was summoned and arrived within 20 minutes. Police investigating, but no arrests at this time. CSSN UPDATE: the following AP Press Report includes some additional details about this tragic event. An unidentified suspect is being questioned by SVG authorities, but has not been charged in the killing, leaving 1 man dead, and 2 injured, including the ship’s captain. Money and credit cards were stolen. http://timescaribbeanonline.com/investigations-on-going-in-murder-of-german-tourist-in-st-vincent/ |
| SVG | St. Vincent Buccament Bay | 2016-02-14 21:30 | Theft | 1 | Two pairs of flip flops | Not Locked | A yacht at anchor had raised and locked their dinghy on stern davits for the night. The yacht itself was fully closed and locked as well. At approximately 2130 hours the captain was awakened by noise against the deck/hull and went to investigate. He discovered three men with scarves covering their heads and faces, rummaging in the hoisted dinghy. The men immediately rowed away in their hard local dinghy. The captain made calls on VHF 16/68 to the SVG Coast Guard, but had no response. They informed the one other yacht in the bay and re-anchored closer to the hotel. The next day it was discovered that canvas covers on forward hatches had been slashed and two pairs of flip flops had been taken from the dinghy. The yacht departed for Bequia the next morning, and made a police report there. CSSN NOTE: While the report to local officials was made in a timely way, this report has just been received by CSSN and is included now for completeness of the records. |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 1/23/16 0:00 | Robbery | 1 | Small waterproof bag containing a camera and personal items. | N/A | We were returning to our boat after an evening out. I had just stepped onto the dinghy dock when a man suddenly appeared right behind me and grabbed my small waterproof shoulder bag. It was around my neck so he used a machete and cut the strap. He ran away down the beach and into the woods. No injuries, but reported to Police, Coast Guard, local VHF Net, and Bequia Tourism Office.CSSN UPDATE :The stolen bag was recovered on the south end of the beach by a resident. The camera and reading glasses were gone. Dinghy lights, boat cards and a pen remained in the bag.We asked the Bequia police about getting a copy of the police report. To do this we must make an application and then take the ferry to St Vincent, find our way to some specific police station and pay $100 EC to get a copy of the official police report that we made. We later confirmed this burdensome “victim unfriendly” process several times with not only the police but others in the community. |
| SVG | Mayreau Saline Bay | 2015-11-15 18:00 | Burglary | 1 | Cash, both EC and US currency. Approximate value $100.00 US. | Not Locked | Between 1800 and 2000 hrs, Sunday while crew was off the boat anchored in Saline Bay, Mayreau, the boat was boarded and entered through a latched but not locked deck hatch. Upon returning, the crew found wet tracks inside the saloon and forward cabin. Lockers had been rifled and only cash was taken from a wallet stored in one of the cabin lockers. Nothing else was taken. The thief attempted to wipe up the water tracks with a shirt found lying on the saloon floor. The main companion way hatch that was locked, had been disturbed. An attempt to contact officials will be made. |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay- Port Elizabeth | 2015-11-13 00:00 | Theft | 2 | Dinghy | Not Locked | Dinghy was chained but not locked. Also tied with line to stern of boat while anchored out in Harbour, north end, tony gibbons beach area but well off the shore by 100 meters. Theft occurred between 10 pm and 6 am. Grey dinghy with 10 hp Honda. Boat name is stenciled on the side of dinghy. Reported to Police, Local VHF Net |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-09-15 01:20 | Theft | 1 | iPhone 6, Camera, hat. | Not Locked | A swimmer boarded us in Charlestown Bay, Canouan, SVG; he was about 6 feet tall, 180 to 200 lbs. He kicked our small dog overboard after she attacked him and barked, but ran and jumped into the water when I came out of my hatch. I tried to find him in the water with the dingy but he is a very good swimmer and got away in the dark swimming out into the middle of the bay. I had to break off the search after 20 minutes when we realized our dog was no longer on board to search for her. Reported to the police in Canouan. |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-09-08 18:15 | Theft | x | Food, food containers and beverages from outside refrigerator were stolen. Someone had to board the boat when we went into the Tamarind hotel for dinner just after sunset or when we entered the Wine shop. Some food was eaten and the empty containers put back in the fridge and the majority of other items were taken. We were anchored where the boat could be seen from the restaurant, so it had to have happened right at sundown or when we went in store because we could see the boat the majority of the time. Luckily the rest of the boat was locked and no other large items outside were taken (scuba tank or fishing pole) | Locked | While owners ashore for dinner at the Tamarind Beach Hotel, their catamaran was boarded and the outside refrigerator was emptied of foods/drinks. Incident reported by phone to the hotel, who indicated they would alert the Coast Guard. CSSN NOTE: This is the 10th boarding reported to us at this location in 2015, click here for more daetials and a related NEWS item https://www.safetyandsecuritynet.org/?p=2755 |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay- Port Elizabeth | 2015-07-31 10:00 | Theft | x | Cell phone, $120 USD, 225 EC$, iPod Nano, LED Headlamp | Not Locked | The crew left the boat for an island tour and were gone for 4-5 hours total. The (catamaran) saloon doors were closed but not locked. Upon returning, we did not notice anything out of place and we left Bequia the next day. One crew member could not find her cell phone. Then we realized there was money missing from a purse left in the saloon and then that the iPod & LED light were gone as well. There was a computer & tablet on board that were not touched (although these were somewhat hidden below). As we were in the Tobago Cays when we realized the theft had taken place, we had no way to report it. The boat was anchored in the NE section of Admiralty Bay . |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-07-14 02:45 | Attempted Theft | x | none, unsuccessful attempt theft | Not Locked | Crew was awakened at 0:245 HRS by sounds on deck and when they investigated they found an unknown man on the deck of their catamaran. Yelling convinced him to jump overboard and swim away before being able to steal anything. The private charter group had been twice that day cautioned to lock up by the gentlemen who rented the mooring to them. No police report was made, the group departed the next day. CSSN NOTE: this is the 7th incident (reported to us) at this location this year. |
| SVG | Canouan L’anse Guyac ( N of Charlestown Bay | 2015-07-10 02:00 | Attempted Theft | x | none | Locked | Boarding overnight at L’Ance Guyac (north of Charlestown Bay at N12 43.459 W61 19.959 ) Canouan. All items were removed from the deck/cockpit, including the cooler so nothing was available to the thief. No police or Coast Guard report was made. First person report/date approximate. |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2015-07-03 04:30 | Attempted Theft | x | none | Unknown | Crew/dog awakened at 4:30 AM by strange, sloshing sounds. Discovered 2 men in a local (later learned to be stolen) double bow skiff at the stern step of the catamaran. Lights and yelling caused the men to paddle away after making excuses about “being fishermen”, etc. The next day, the catamaran owner made a report on the local VHF net and went ashore where the skiff and its true owner were discovered, the owner indicated he planned to lock the skiff up in the future. A police report was attempted, but yacht owners were advised since they had not been boarded and nothing was taken, no report could be made. The skiff owner did make a police report. The local Coast Guard patrol boat was back in operation the following night and made several passes thru the anchorage. |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-06-17 04:00 | Attempted Theft | x | None | Not Locked | 8 persons sleeping onboard Lagoon 440 Cat including two female children. Sole intruder apparently swam to boat anchored just off Tamarind Hotel. Male adult sleeping on saloon cushions woke to find intruder sitting on steps leading down to port accommodation with beach towel around his head. Intruder was challenged and ran out towards port stern and jumped in water and swam away. Wet footprints showed intruder had walked all around saloon. All valuables had been stowed below before retiring. Nothing stolen. Alerted local marine services who called police. Locals searched nearby beach on foot and by dinghy. No-one found. |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-06-10 02:00 | Attempted Theft | x | none | Locked | Another night time boarding in Charlestown Bay. Owners were prepared and removed all items from deck/cockpit, as a result nothing was taken. Not reported to police or CG. First person report/date approximate. |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-05-30 02:00 | Theft | x | blue floatation jacket, flip flops, bag of clothes pegs | Locked | The dinghy was raised and because of 2 previous boardings on the same island I also remove the dinghy bung and safety dongle so that starting of the dinghy would be difficult. I had left a floatation jacket over the lifeline for drying – totally forgot about this item. The clothes pegs are always left out because who would want to steal them?? My flip flops were left in the raised dinghy as they always are and will be. Someone came on board during the night and stole the jacket, bag of clothes pegs and flip flops without making any noticeable noise as they have done before on one of the 2 occasions in the past. First sign of boarding was that the lock saloon door was at a slight angle. No police report was made. CSSN NOTE: 2 prior incidents dated 12-30-2012 and 4-25-2015 have been added to the database. |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2015-05-22 02:00 | Assault | x | Wallets, passports, outboard engine | Unknown | A chartered catamaran anchored by itself in the northern part of Chateaubelair, well away from the 2 or 3 other cruising boats anchored in the bay was boarded at night by swimmers and the crew “roughed up” and robbed of their wallets and passports. The criminals took the dinghy to make their escape, and abandonded it ashore after removing the outboard engine. A police report was made. CSSN NOTE: Times and date are approximate due to the third-hand nature of this report. |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2015-05-18 20:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | Crew and guests left charter yacht around sunset to go ashore for dinner. Companionway was still locked upon return, nothing noticed until the next morning when additional cash was needed for shopping. Cash belonging to crew and guests had been removed from five separate places, leaving behind papers, electronics, etc. Upon investigation it was found that the handle locks on a deck hatch were ineffective, allowing the hatch to be opened even with locks in locked position, the presumptive method of entry. Charter company was advised of this problem at conclusion of the charter. Crew reported to the local police, and returned to boat with coast guard members who took statements onboard. |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-05-02 03:15 | Attempted theft | x | none | Locked | Occupants of a charter boat anchored at Charlestown Bay, Canouan SVG were awakened in the middle of the night when they heard footsteps on deck, one individual was trying to pry open a hatch. They scared him off by yelling and flashing a light in his face, he scrambled and jumped overboard. The Coast Guard was called, and arrived quickly, nearby boats were notified, and they searched the bay but could not find the intruder . Nothing was stolen in this attempt . |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-04-24 02:00 | Theft | x | cellphone | Locked | while owners/guests were sleeping a thief broke into catamarans cabin thru a poorly locked hatch and stole a cell phone from the salon, Reported to the local police the next day by phone. |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-04-20 03:30 | Theft | x | P.COMPUTER .BINOCULARS | Not Locked | We anchored near Tamarind Beach hotel. At night we were boarded noiselessly while sleeping.Somebody slipped through one front hatch and opened the main sliding door of the catamaran. The thief escaped after being interupted when we woke up, but took computers and binoculars- wallets and passports were lying on the floor. No police report was made. |
| SVG | St. Vincent Blue Lagoon | 2015-04-12 02:00 | Theft | x | dinghy fuel tank, hose and filter | Not Locked | A yacht on a mooring close to the marina had the dinghy fuel tank with hose and filter stolen overnight while they slept. The dinghy was in the water, but locked to the yacht and the outboard was locked to the dinghy, but the fuel tank was not. Reported to the marina . |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2015-03-06 02:00 | Theft | x | $400.00 in cash | Not Locked | Boat was locked, but left a window open. An intruder entered overnight thru the open window, then rummaged thru a money clip and purse and took $400 cash while crew slept unaware on a windy, noisy night. Reported to the police. |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2014-12-15 09:00 | Attempted Burglary | x | nil. | Locked | Sometime between 9 and 10 am the vessel was boarded and a secured hatch was forced open. Person breaking was wet and had fish scales from cleaning a fish prior to boarding. Most likely someone from a kayak or surf board. Luckily person was unable to enter the vessel through the very small hatch and there was nothing of value within arms reach. |
| SVG | Union Clifton Harbor | 2014-05-10 01:00 | Theft | x | Outboard – Tohastu 18 HP SN 045310AC | Unknown | Tohatsu 18 HP stolen overnight from Kiteschool, SN 045310AC, reported to local police |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2014-04-10 00:00 | Theft | x | 12ft AB dinghy with 15HP Yamaha engine | Not Locked | Dingy was stolen during the night, was in the water. Reported to police and Coast Guard |
| SVG | Bequia Lower Bay | 2014-02-02 17:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy anchor, chain and rode | Not Locked | Dinghy was beached and chained to tree to watch super bowl game ashore. Outboard and fuel tank securely locked. Dinghy anchor, chain and rode was stowed in a small cooler. Cooler was locked to dinghy with a cable. The anchor, chain and rode was stolen…..only thing not locked, not reported. |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2013-12-20 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cell Phones and cash | Locked | The boat was carefully locked but a small hatch over the bathroom was left open. Impossible for any adult to pass through but possible for a child. Cash, cellphones and chargers were stolen. Reported to the police. |
| SVG | Union Frigate Island | 2013-10-03 20:00 | Assault | x | N/A | N/A | Yacht anchored off Frigate island, adjacent to Union island, SVG, was boarded by machete wielding men. The two crew were able to fend off the attack, but only after serious injuries were sustained. Three suspects in custody. |
| SVG | St. Vincent Blue Lagoon | 2013-08-02 00:00 | Theft | x | Yacht | N/A | 2001 beneteau 36 equipped with a single 27hp yanmar engine, was reported stolen from Blue lagoon in St. Vincent on or about August 2, 2013, authorities investigating |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2013-06-17 00:00 | Burglary | x | iPad and Kindle | Unlocked | Thief came through ventilation hatch while crew asleep, one person heard a sound looked out the port hole saw a dinghy with a person shined a light and dinghy left went up stairs and didnt notice anything missing till morning. Reported to the police. |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2013-06-11 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | Locked | Just after midnight a catamaran was boarded in Charlestown Bay Canouan, in front of the Tamarind Bay resort. Those on board heard noises that they thought were someone attempting to break in through a closed and locked hatch. The captain investigated and was able to scare off the intruder with light and yelling. No items were taken, but an attempt was made to remove the wifi antenna in the cockpit. The intruder jumped overboard and swam away. However, a local boat reported that a similar incident had occurred one week earlier, and that valuables (cash and electronics) were stolen in that case. |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2013-02-14 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | While crew ashore for dinner a hatch was forced open and cash taken. One other yacht boarded same night and at least two others within same time frame |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2012-12-30 00:01 | Attempted Theft | x | cooler with drinks | Not Locked | Around midnight , a thief boarded an anchored catamaran and attempted to steal a cooler with drinks. When discovered, the thief fled. No police report was made. |
| SVG | Bequia Bequia Marina | 2012-12-22 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash and phones | Not Locked | While 7 crew asleep about 0500, boarder entered all cabins and took cash and phones. No response on VHF16, reported to the police. |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2012-11-08 00:00 | Theft | x | Phones, Kindle, cash, knife | Not Locked | Between 0300-0630. Alarm set but bypassed,crew asleep. Reported to the police. |
| SVG | Mayreau Salt Whistle Bay | 2012-10-09 00:00 | Theft | x | Jewelry, phones, dinghy and outboard | Not Locked | Crew ashore for dinner; thieves took jewelry & phones. Someone later (0300) took dinghy and outboard – which was offered back the next day in Clifton (Union) for 3000 $EC. Charterers will not return to SVG. |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2012-07-21 00:00 | Assault | x | Nothing | N/A | About midnight, 3 men in small boat asked for wrench and torch to fix their engine. Captain was shot with 22,but scared them off; called police and CG on VHF, fishing boat took him to CG boat which took him to hospital |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2012-06-17 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | Returned to boat at 20:30 to find boarded & cash missing. Alarm had gone off & scared boarders away before they took anything else. Reported to police. |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2012-06-17 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash and electronics | Locked | During carnival queen show – one of five boats burgled, reported to police |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2012-02-25 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | Locked | About 0400 heard noise on deck, yelled and chased off man investigating snorkel gear left out. Reported to hotel who called police who were not interested since nothing was taken |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2012-02-21 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | While ashore for dinner, someone broke in through hatch and took all the cash on board, looked like a hatch had been pried up, reported. |
| SVG | Mayreau Saline Bay | 2012-02-08 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | While ashore for dinner, someone broke in through hatch and took about $2000, only large notes and carefully closed all wallets and purses so would not be discovered soon |
| SVG | Mayreau | 2011-12-27 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy | Not Locked | No further details |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2011-12-27 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | On mooring in middle of bay; while ashore for dinner, swimmer boarded, broke through hatch and took about 50 bp, not reported. |
| SVG | Bequia Hamilton | 2011-12-26 00:00 | Burglary | x | Lots | Locked | Crew ashore for dinner. Burglar took about US$1000 of stuff. Police came out next morning to investigate. Supposedly 2nd incident in Bequia since patrols begain mid-November |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2011-11-05 00:00 | Burglary | x | Various | Locked | Reported only to charter company; items removed through small hatch |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2011-11-02 00:00 | Theft | x | iPod | Not Locked | While crew ashore for dinner |
| SVG | Bequia Belmont Walkway | 2011-11-02 00:00 | Burglary | x | Unknown | Locked | While crew ashore early evening |
| SVG | Bequia Belmont Walkway | 2011-10-26 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | Locked | Crew on board boat and locked in |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2011-10-25 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | N/A | Around noon, swimmer climbed onboard but crew came out of cabin and scared him off – he claimed to need a drink of water |
| SVG | Bequia Belmont Walkway | 2011-10-23 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cell Phone, camera, 2 iPods, cash, computer | Locked | Got in thru small hatch in head – maybe a kid? Dinner hour while crew ashore |
| SVG | Bequia Belmont Walkway | 2011-10-22 00:00 | Burglary | x | Camera, cell phone, cash | Locked | Between 5-9 at night while crew ashore, reported |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2011-10-18 00:00 | Burglary | x | Computer, cell Phones, iPods, cash | Locked | While crew ashore 1830-2030, boat ransacked, police came within 2 hours, detained questionable character but released him based on alibi. Said 2 horizon boats burgled week before: two men arrested mid-Nov. |
| SVG | Canouan Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel) | 2011-08-08 00:00 | Theft | x | Cell phone and computer | Unknown | No further details |
| SVG | Tobago Cays | 2011-07-02 00:00 | Assault | x | Cash | N/A | About 2200 two masked men armed with gun and knife (knife to her throat gun to his head); TCMP patrol boat came out with police about three hours later for report: 2 men arrested 24 July |
| SVG | Mayreau Salt Whistle Bay | 2011-06-24 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | N/A | Swimmer climbed up anchor rode about 0300; captain heard noise & chased him away |
| SVG | Mayreau Salt Whistle Bay | 2011-06-23 00:00 | Burglary | x | Computers, cell phones, cameras | Locked | Crew on another boat for dinner, returned to find boat burglarized |
| SVG | Mayreau Salt Whistle Bay | 2011-06-02 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash, personal electronics | Locked | While crew ashore for dinner, burglar took US$300, camera, phone; came in thru the safety hatch in the catamaran (closed not locked); reported to Tobago Cays marine police |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2011-05-27 00:00 | Burglary | x | Personal items | Locked | During dinner hour while crews ashore, 3 charter boats boarded, multiple items taken, reported |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2011-05-21 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | N/A | Swimmer chased off by crew during night; boarder swam to shore |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2011-05-10 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash and laptop | N/A | On sam taxi mooring, during night while crew asleep |
| SVG | St. Vincent Blue Lagoon | 2011-04-20 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | While crew ashore for dinner, broke in through hatch, removed screen, took cash, replaced screen |
| SVG | Tobago Cays | 2011-04-05 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy and outboard | Not Locked | AB dinghy and 15 HP outboard taken; next morning local boat man reported to TCMP rangers. Dinghy and outboard returned 2-3 hours later in exchange for US$1000. TCMP management investigating. |
| SVG | Mayreau Saline Bay | 2011-02-17 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | While ashore for dinner, burglar took about 700 british pounds; reported to police at Union Island |
| SVG | Mayreau | 2011-02-05 00:00 | Burglary | x | Various | Locked | Coast guard picked up a couple of people based on a tip, found articles belonging to a charter boat. Couldn’t hold the perps because no report had been filed |
| SVG | Union Clifton Harbor | 2011-02-03 00:00 | Burglary | x | Various | Locked | Coast guard picked up a couple of people based on a tip, found articles belonging to a charter boat. Couldn’t hold the perps because no report had been filed |
| SVG | Union Ashton Harbor | 2011-01-16 00:00 | Theft | x | Fuel tank | Not Locked | Taken from dinghy tied to fishermen’s dick. Four other dinghies there not touched. Local fishermen also losing equipment |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2011-01-02 00:00 | Theft | x | Personal electronics | Not Locked | Between midnight and 4 am, thief took electronics valued at several hundred dollars |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2010-12-28 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash | Unknown | While crew ashore during dinner hour for drinks |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2010-12-28 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | Not Locked | Crew heard noise and woke up to find boarder. Scuffle ensued – boarder jumped overboard and swam away |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2010-12-23 00:00 | Theft | x | Fuel | N/A | Dinghy at main central dock; returned at 8 pm to find fuel tank siphoned empty |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2010-11-06 00:00 | Theft | x | Computers, etc. | N/A | Using dink from above, boarded three different boats while crews asleep. Woke someone on last boat who called out on VHF 68. Police arrested him boarding ferry to St. Vincent mainland with goods |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2010-11-06 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy and outboard | Unknown | Stole dinghy to get to other victim boats – see below |
| SVG | Union Clifton Harbor | 2010-09-16 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy and outboard | Locked | Anchored near Happy Island, 9 ft dinghy and 8 HP outboard locked with kryptonite cable. |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2010-08-30 00:00 | Attempted Burglary | x | Failed | Locked | While crew ashore for dinner, thieves broke into locked hatch, scared off by dog, nothing taken |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2010-08-15 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | N/A | Wife woke at 0215 to noise in cockpit; husband swung stick at boarder (adult) who jumped overboard and swam away |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2010-08-15 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | N/A | Boarded by youngster, captain spoke to him about appropriate behavior & let him go |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2010-06-10 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | While crew and guests ashore for dinner; pried open hatch, rummaged guest cabins and took US$5000 |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2010-05-02 00:00 | Attempted Burglary | x | Failed | Locked | Crew ashore for dinner. Boarder used pry bar to force open hatch. Hatch too smal to crawl through so he got nothing. |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2010-04-03 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash, etc. | Not Locked | Ten people asleep on yacht; boarder took about US$1800 of cash and possessions |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2010-03-27 00:00 | Theft | x | Cameras, watch, dinghy and outboard | Not Locked | Also navtex receiver. Reported to Barroulie police next day. Dinghy found and returned |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2009-12-01 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy and outboard | Not Locked | Dinghy “borrowed” from main dock in town, found later at princess margaret beach w/ both gas tanks empty |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2009-11-21 00:00 | Theft | x | Cell Phone | Na | About 3:30, woke up to find swimmer who had apparently climbed up dinghy davits in main cabin; he left with just cell phone, coast guard came next morning with charlie tango (his mooring) to take report). 2 others same night: dinghy from charter cat and outboard from day charter cat |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2009-10-18 00:00 | Assault | x | Cash, watch, cell phone | N/A | About 9 pm, boarded by 4 men, armed with pistol and machete; female cut with machete; hauled anchor and sailed to Martinique where reported to police |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2009-05-30 00:00 | Theft | x | Fuel | N/A | During dinner hour, dinghy locked to center dock; fuel tank distrubed as if attempt to steal; half of fuel siphoned out |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2009-05-13 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash, electronics, etc. | Locked | Returned from dinner to find wet footprints on cabin sole; searched near shore and found guy hiding behind rocks; scuffle; he had knife and got away |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2009-04-01 00:00 | Assault | x | N/A | N/A | About 8pm powerboat circled yacht and threw wine bottle on deck, bottle broke, no injuries no damage. Notified PSV resort, SVG CG and USCG |
| SVG | St. Vincent Blue Lagoon | 2009-03-28 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy and outboard | Not Locked | Heard outboard start about 0130 – 200 meters from yacht, reported to Callique police and SVG CG |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2009-03-20 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash and electronics | Unknown | Boarded while crew ashore for dinner, SVG CG investigating |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2009-03-20 00:00 | Assault | x | Nothing | N/A | Passing power boat threw unlit molotov cocktail into cockpit, crew minor cuts from glass; SVG CG investigating |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2009-02-02 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash, phones, Blackberry | Not Locked | Taken from just next to sleeping guest around midnight; guard patrolling dock |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2009-02-01 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash and cell phones | Not Locked | Cash in EC and US, 4 cell phones. When reported to security guard at hotel, were told that boat next to them also boarded but nothing taken. |
| SVG | Union Clifton Harbor | 2008-11-13 00:00 | Theft | x | Watches, personal gear | Not Locked | Crew went ashore to dinner, left hatches open |
| SVG | St. Vincent Cumberland Bay | 2008-08-30 00:00 | Assault | x | Cash, camera, watch | Not Locked | Boarded by 3 men with machetes, demanded money. Took US$100 and some EC, found more in stash, threatened crew with speargun. Left in pirogue w/ big engine. Coast Guard came next morning to investigate. |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2008-08-04 00:00 | Theft | x | Cell Phone | Not Locked | Man in grey rubber dinghy with outboard extension handle; captain scared him off; dinghy found next day in lower bay, also stolen |
| SVG | Tobago Cays | 2008-08-01 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash | Not Locked | Crew not aboard |
| SVG | Tobago Cays | 2008-08-01 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | Not Locked | Boarded by 3 men who swam out; children sleeping in cockpit woke up and scared thieves off by screaming |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2008-07-21 00:00 | Robbery | x | Cash | Not Locked | 3 men armed with machetes, 1 masked, woke several crew sleeping in cockpit (8 crew total); took US$2500 in various currencies; skipper scared them off with gun, left wooden boat. Yacht went to Wallaliabou to report; wooden boat stolen from local fisherman |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2008-06-28 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | During dinner hour, returned to boat to find all drawers and cabinets ruffled. Took US$100 from wallet |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2008-06-22 00:00 | Robbery | x | Cash | Not Locked | About 1300, 4 men with knives and machetes swam out to boat, woke crew, took $440 EC, threatened bodily harm if boat did not sail away south |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2008-05-31 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash and cell phones | Not Locked | Took cash ( EC and Euros), 2 cell phones. Reported to Union Island police. e-mail from friends in PM 1 June indicates perp caught |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2008-05-31 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | Not Locked | Captain found man tying to yacht 0130 in white 10 ft hard dinghy, chased him away. Dinghy found on mooring in Petit Martinique |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2008-04-20 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash | Locked | Returned to boat from dinner & found 10″ hatch open (not locked when left); think small kid entered and took 20 Euros and 5 EC |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2008-03-30 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | Crew off boat during dinner hour |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2008-01-26 00:00 | Assault | x | Lots | Unknown | Captain took guests ashore for dinner; guests returned 2200 to find captain missing, blood on cabin sole; boat ransacked; police found captain next morning on shore with knife wounds; update 15 feb – captain engaged in criminal activity in europe, this incident not as initially reported by him |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2007-12-28 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy and outboard | Not Locked | Crew off boat at dinner; neighboring boat saw man taking dinghyand 9.8 Tohatsu outoard away; called out on VHF |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2007-12-22 12:00 | Assault | x | Cash | Locked | Three men with machete and gun threatened to shoot unless captain unlocked companionway. Slashed captain held and harassed wife. Yacht sailed at max speed for rest of night. Neighboring yacht called police who took captain to hospital for stitches. |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2007-12-21 00:00 | Robbery | x | Cash, etc. | Not Locked | Three men 2 masked armed with machete, knife and gun – took money, camera, watches, cell phones, clothing |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2007-12-13 00:00 | Robbery | x | Cash | Unknown | Crew of four; boarded by men with machetes |
| SVG | St. Vincent Cumberland Bay | 2007-12-04 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | N/A | Two men in pirogue tried to board; noise awoke crew who chased boarders away |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2007-11-28 00:00 | Robbery | x | Lots | Not Locked | Three armed men ransacked boat |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2007-07-21 00:00 | Robbery | x | Cash | Not Locked | Boarded at 3 AM 3 men armed with 2 machetes and 1 pistol. 8 guests on board. Took US$600, went to shore the next morning to report and locals discouraged them from reporting to police |
| SVG | Union Chatham Bay | 2007-07-18 00:00 | Theft | x | Snorkel gear | N/A | Gear taken from deck mid afternoon while crew napping in cockpit |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2007-06-30 00:00 | Theft | x | Personal electronics | Not Locked | Took mobile phone, digital camera and other similar items |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2007-06-04 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy | Unknown | Plywood dinghy, aqua, cream and red; found 7 June on beach at Lower Bay, appeared to be joy riders |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2007-06-02 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash, watch, clothes | Not Locked | While guests were asleep |
| SVG | Bequia Lower Bay | 2007-05-25 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash | Not Locked | On neighboring yacht for dinner 1800-2200; all cash gone – dollars, ec, euros. Nothing else taken or even disturbed |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2007-05-11 00:00 | Theft | x | Gas can | Not Locked | Dinghy not locked to yacht either |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2007-01-28 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy and outboard | Not Locked | Dinghy tied to tree in Lower Bay for last day of Bequia music festival |
| SVG | Union Chatham Bay | 2007-01-12 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | Unknown | vendor “SharkAttack”reported incident to police, same guy as earlier – out on bail, no bail granted this time |
| SVG | Bequia Admiralty Bay (Port Elizabeth) | 2006-12-23 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | N/A | 2am, approached by 1 person in small boat, scared off |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2006-07-03 00:00 | Robbery | x | Cash | Not Locked | About 3am, 2 young men with machetes took US$150 |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2006-06-15 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash | Locked | Thief took their dinghy to boat, ransacked, US$4000 cash, police, customs and sam taxi investigating |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2006-06-14 00:00 | Robbery | x | Cash, camera, MP3 | Not Locked | 3 men with machetes; police not very interested when reported |
| SVG | St. Vincent Wallilabou | 2006-06-10 00:00 | Theft | x | Cameras, cash | Not Locked | Early morning, crew asleep in cockpit |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2006-06-03 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cameras | Locked | Crew on nearby boat, saw boarder, gave chase, boarder fled, Grenada coast guard came to assist, found boat and boarder in Petite Martinique, took to police station, police said could not help because happened in different country |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2006-05-30 00:00 | Theft | x | Lots | Not Locked | Went to lunch, boat ransacked, waitress saw 3 men with lots of stuff, 1 apprehended; 2 more apprehended 1 June, stuff not recovered |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2006-05-21 00:00 | Burglary | x | Cash and personal electronics | Locked | Hatch left unlocked, police followup; friend reports perps have been arrested and some stuff recovered |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2006-05-20 00:00 | Robbery | x | Spotlight | Locked | One with machete and one in boat, captain hit boarder with pipe, brandished flare gun, boarder left, took spotlight |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2006-04-24 00:00 | Theft | x | Gas can, sandals | Not Locked | Boarder scared off, maybe came out on surfboard |
| SVG | Union Chatham Bay | 2006-04-11 00:00 | Robbery | x | Cash | Not Locked | Two men armed with guns; update 5/17 Union island man jailed without bail trial 13 June |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2006-04-11 00:00 | Robbery | x | Cash | Not Locked | Two men armed with guns, third man in red pirogue with 40 HP outboard; update 5/17 Union island man jailed without bail trial 13 June |
| SVG | St. Vincent Chateaubelair | 2006-03-24 00:00 | Theft | x | Anchor | N/A | Anchored early afternoon on two anchors, went diving, returned to find one anchor stolen |
| SVG | St. Vincent Buccament Bay | 2006-03-10 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy, dive gear, personal electronics | Locked | Took locked dinghy, from cockpit took dive equipment, from cabin knapsack, walkman |
| SVG | Union Clifton Harbor | 2006-02-26 00:00 | Theft | x | Outboard and fuel tank | Locked | Dinghy locked to boat, outboard locked to dinghy, cut locks |
| SVG | Petit St. Vincent | 2006-02-19 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy and outboard | Not Locked | Caribe and 15 HP Yamaha |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2006-02-16 00:00 | Attempted Theft | x | Failed | N/A | About 3am, scared swimmer off boat |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2006-01-21 00:00 | Attempted Burglary | x | Failed | Locked | Crew off to music fest, returned to find hatch handles broken off |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2006-01-20 00:00 | Attempted Burglary | x | Failed | Locked | Crew off to dinner, returned 10pm, scared boarder off, he cut the screen in a hatch to escape |
| SVG | St. Vincent Young Island | 2006-01-14 00:00 | Assault | x | Unknown | Not Locked | On charlie tango’s mooring; knives or machetes, people went to hospital |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2006-01-14 00:00 | Theft | x | Cash, cameras | Not Locked | Charter cat w/ 8 people, during night, $ 500-600 EC, cameras; fuel line on outboard cut |
| SVG | Bequia Princess Margaret Beach | 2006-01-14 00:00 | Theft | x | Dinghy and outboard | Not Locked | Achilles 10 ft and 9.9 HP outboard |