CSSN NEWS
CSSN does not report crimes ashore in our database. When they occur in areas frequented by cruisers we will sometimes make a NEWS post. CSSN recently received the following from victims who were robbed at Fort Louis, in Marigot, St. Martin. Many cruisers hike up to the old fort to enjoy the scenic view.
Today (20th of June 2015, 03:15 pm) we hiked up to the Fort Louis in Marigot and got robbed there in the middle of the day.
Two young men were waiting for us behind the walls of the fort, threatened us and put long scissors to my throat. They took my camera but I could trade. I gave them all the cash I had and got back the camera. Luckily we didn’t get hurt and it’s just money but we are quite shocked. All that happened today, on a Saturday at 3:15pm! At that moment we were the only tourists up there.
After the incident we went to the police to report. It was a lucky coincidence that a translator was at the Gendarmerie when we got there because they do NOT speak English.
Very important, if you call the police on the distress call they only speak french.
CSSN NOTE: while not always easy or convenient, making a formal police report as these victims did is important, crimes not reported in this way for all intents and purposes , never occurred.