DATE: 2018-01-19 02:00
Country Name: St. Lucia
Location Detail: Rodney Bay Reduit Beach
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Overnight an in the water dinghy went “missing” from a catamaran anchored in Rodney Bay. The next day it was found locked to a marina dock, minus the Yamaha 25HP 2S outboard. 2 local men were there and demanded a reward from the crew to unlock the dinghy. The captain had gone to file a police report and was not available for questions. It is not known if/how the dinghy and outboard were secured, or if the outboard was recovered, or if any “reward” was paid.
CSSN NOTE: If you are, or know, the owner please contact CSSN to complete an updated online incident report
UPDATE: January 28, 2018 CSSN has received a firsthand report, revising several key aspects of this event. The yacht was not anchored out in the bay, but berthed at Rodney Bay Marina “E” dock. Between 2400-0530 while owner slept onboard, the cable locking the engine, fuel tank and dinghy to a cleat on the catamaran was cut. The 25HP outboard, fuel line and fuel tank were stolen. The next day a young man who worked in the marina complex had found the engineless dinghy and locked it with his own cable to another marina dock. He was paid a small reward. The owner advises that RBM management indicated they did not have CCTV on that dock and that any other coverage from their complex would not be useful. ”