3031 – 2023-05-27 – Colombia – San Andres – San Andres Harbor – Attempted Robbery

 

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DATE: 2023-05-27 04:15
LOCATION: Colombia – San Andres – San Andres Harbor
EVENT: Attempted Robbery
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: None, not successful
SECURED: Not Locked

DETAILS: After several weeks in the anchorage with several other occupied boats nearby, owners heard noise and discovered 2 men onboard their boat at 0415HRS.

The leader was armed with a handgun and pointed it into the dark and unlocked companionway. The captain surprised and challenged him and the second man retreated immediately to join a third man who started the engine in their waiting speedboat. The leader also retreated when he apparently realized his companions might leave him behind. The attempted robbery was not successful, nothing was taken, and there were no injuries.

The crew shot off a flare to illuminate the departing criminals and immediately contacted authorities ashore. The police tracked the speedboat and detained a suspect. They recovered a weapon that is being tested for forensics. A formal report was made the next day to the Police and Port Captain as well as the Coast Guard and Navy. An investigation is underway.
ID: 3031

2897 – 2022-10-16 – Saint Lucia – Anse Canaries – Attempted Robbery

 

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DATE: 2022-10-16 01:00
LOCATION: Saint Lucia – Anse Canaries
EVENT: Attempted Robbery
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: None
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: A cruising yacht with 2 persons onboard anchored for the night at Anse Canaries. No other cruising yachts were nearby. At 0100HRS they were awoken by noise and the captain went topsides and found 1 of 2 men on a kayak had boarded. The captain pushed the man into the water. The 2 men threatened the captain/crew by sharing their intention to return with a gun and kill them, and then departed.

The police were called, and the marine police arrived in less than 1 hour to take a report.

CSSN NOTE: An assault/armed robbery occurred in this anchorage in July 2022 as follows:

• DATE: 2022-07-08 20:00
LOCATION: Saint Lucia – Anse Canaries
EVENT: Robbery
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Cash and personal electronics – tablet, cell phone
SECURED: Does not apply
DETAILS: At about 2000HRS two men armed with hand guns boarded a catamaran that had stopped for safe harbor overnight in the north end of Canaries Bay, St. Lucia, while on passage from Martinique to St Vincent. They held the singlehanding owner/captain at gunpoint in the salon and demanded cash and electronics that were readily surrendered. A demand for the “big money” was made but there was no large stash to surrender. After about 45 minutes the 2 left with what was assumed to be a third man who had remained in their boat. There were no injuries to the captain or damage to the yacht. The yacht departed at first light, no police report was made.
ID: 2848

Also, there were  2 assaults in nearby Soufriere in August 2022 , (see 2876), and again in October 2022, (see 2894).

ID: 2897

2768 – 2022-03-28 – Grenada – Grenada – Clarke’s Court Bay – Attempted Robbery

 

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DATE: 2022-03-28 05:25
LOCATION: Grenada – Grenada – Clarke’s Court Bay
EVENT: Attempted Robbery
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: None, not successful
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: The captain of a yacht anchored near Woburn discovered 2 men onboard the deck of his yacht at 0530HRS. He challenged their presence verbally and made clear his willingness to discharge the flare he had pointed at them from 3 meters. They quickly retreated to their waiting pirogue, described as orange with a blue stripe.

The captain was not injured and the thieves were not successful. A police report was made.
ID: 2768

2608 – 2021-03-07 – Guadeloupe (France) – Marie Galante – St. Louis – Attempted Robbery

 

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DATE: 2021-03-07 21:30
LOCATION: Guadeloupe (France) – Marie Galante – St. Louis
EVENT: Attempted Robbery
HAND: 2
STOLEN ITEMS: nothing, not successful
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: At 2130 hours 2 young men approached cruisers at the ferry dock and attempted to grab a backpack and demanded cash and phones. The cruisers resisted and began yelling and the robbery was abandoned. A police report was made.
ID: 2608

DATE: 2019-01-13 23:00 Country Name: Panama Location Detail: Portobello EVENT: Attempted robbery

 

DATE: 2019-01-13 23:00
Country Name: Panama
Location Detail: Portobello
EVENT: Attempted robbery
HAND: 1
Stolen Items: not successfully boarded, deterred by large dog
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: A panga with 4+ men attempted to board a cruising yacht anchored in the bay at around 2300 HRS. Surprised, the owner came on deck and responded aggressively verbally, and was only able to dissuade the hostile boarders when his large, 60 lb. dog came on deck. Holstered pistols were visible to the captain.

After departing the panga lit up and then attempted to engage with another nearby yacht. The owner spoke Spanish and after much angry yelling the panga departed. Earlier this same night a cruising yacht was boarded by armed men, and the occupants’ pistol whipped and robbed at gun point. See Prior report.

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