SOURCE:  CSSN Incident Report

DATE:  2024-04-01 01:50

LOCATION:  Saint Martin (France) Lagoon

EVENT:  Attempted Theft

HAND: 1

STOLEN ITEMS:   attempted theft of raised dinghy / outboard

SECURED:  Not Locked

DETAILS: 

Cruisers anchored in the lagoon awoke at 0150HRS to sounds on their aft deck. A thief had boarded and was attempting to lower their raised and tied off dinghy/outboard. They began banging on the ceiling of their aft cabin and the thief aborted his efforts and jumped back in his dinghy and drifted a short way off while claiming he “needed gas”.

The cruisers used a spot light to light up the scene and began recording video. The thief had a second dinghy already in tow and departed the lagoon via the Sandy Ground Bridge. A report was made on the VHF net the next morning, where another cruiser confirmed their dinghy had been stolen overnight. (Note:  this incident was reported to the Dutch Police – See this CSSN Report.). A police report was made and the video provided to authorities.

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