3441 – 2024-12-08 – Saint Martin (France) – Marina Royale – Theft

 

CSSN Report
CSSN Second Hand Report

DATE: 2024-12-08 18:00
LOCATION: Saint Martin (France) – Marina Royale
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 2
STOLEN ITEMS: dinghy / outboard
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Owner left their dinghy for about 30 minutes at the Port Royal dock. When they returned and found it had been stolen they received assistance from another boat owner. Calls to the police were not answered, and when they called the fire department they were advised to make a report the next day. They utilized a tracker signal to locate the dinghy, at a Dutch-side waterfront marina bar. They retrieved it when the suspect fled on foot. It was loaded with tools and personal goods that had been stolen from a cruising boat, which were returned to their owner. A police statement was made.

CSSN UPDATE : Some of the stolen items have been recovered/returned by another cruiser who tracked his own stolen dinghy, see 3441.

ID: 3441