DATE: 2016-04-18
Country Name: SVG
Location Detail: Salt Whistle Bay
EVENT: Robbery
Stolen Items: cash, credit cards, cellphone, keys, glasses
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: Two 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.
UPDATED REPORT: Robbery in Mayreau, SVG 4-18-16
CSSN has received a first person report from the victim. The initial second hand report was incorrect on location. The victims were returning to their charter yacht in Salt Whistle Bay, not Saline Bay, on the small island of Mayreau when they were threatened with a machete, and then robbed. CSSN and the cruising community appreciates first hand reports!