Daytime Robbery – Maroni River, French Guiana
While technically not part of the Caribbean Basin, the Maroni River which borders French Guiana and Surinam is becoming more popular with cruisers in our region. CSSN received a first-hand report of a daytime robbery there and worked closely with Noonsite , who have published a detailed report.
At 10 am, 15 March, 2016 four cruisers were on a dinghy excursion about 2 miles upriver from the marina when they were approached and briefly detained by a pirogue, containing 3 armed men. They surrendered their luggage and were not harmed. The incident was reported to the marina, and the local Gendarme (police) are investigating.