Summary of Security & Piracy Reports 2012

CARIBBEAN

Antigua
December: Jolly Harbour Marina – Attempted Burglary

Grenada
2012: Prickly Bay – Dinghy and Outboard Thefts

Haiti
January: Ile a Vache – Forced Entry and Burglary [Broken Link]
January: Anse d’Hainaut – Dinghy and Outboard Theft . . . and Returned [Broken Link]

Saint Lucia
November: Vieux Fort – Yacht Broken into while in the SE Anchorage
September: Rodney Bay, Reduit Beach – Dinghy & Outboard Thefts

St Martin
December: Marigot Bay – Attacked & Robbed Ashore after Checking-in
May: Marigot Bay – Dinghy Thefts
May: Increase in Thefts from Marigot Bay and Marina Fort Louis
May: Grand Case – Dinghy and Outboard Stolen from Yacht

St Vincent & the Grenadines
December: Bequia, Admiralty Bay – Burgled whilst ashore
November: Bequia, Admiralty Bay – Night Burglary
July: Bequia, Admiralty Bay – Sailor Shot and Wounded
December: Mayreau – Aggression towards cruisers ashore at Saline Bay
February: St. Vincent, Wallilabou Bay – Night time boarding

CENTRAL AMERICA

Belize
March: Pelican Cayes – Charter Yacht Brutally Attacked

Guatemala
October: Rio Dulce, Mango Marina – Dinghy and Outboard Theft

Honduras
July: Catarasca Lagoon – Single Handed Cruiser Loses Boat to Pirates
July: Roatan, Port Royal – Armed Boarding, Assault & Robbery
June: Punta Sal – Sailing Boat Boarded and Robbed
March: Security Notes for Visiting Yachts
February: Guanaja Island, Bonacca – Deck Gear Stolen at Night

Panama
December: San Blas, Matanchen Bay – Attempted Dinghy Theft & Burglary
November: Punta Chame – Yacht boarded and robbed by Armed Men
July: Bocas del Toro, nr. Isla Colon – Brutal Assault & Robbery
March: Colon – Yacht at anchor boarded & robbed

SOUTH AMERICA

January: On Passage Brazil to Tobago – Suspiciously Pursued off Suriname[Broken Link]

Brazil
June/July: Salvador – Armed Boardings and Robberies
January: Angra dos Reis nr Paraty – Armed Boarding & Robbery, Crew Tortured[Broken Link]

Colombia
September: Santa Marta, Taganga Bay – Armed Boarding and Robbery

Peru
January: Paita – Armed Boardings and Robbery

Venezuela
August: Puerto La Cruz – Armed Boarding & Robbery
June: Orinoco Delta – Two Dutch Cruising Boats Suffer Armed Robbery
January: Nr Curapano – Violent Attack and Robbery

SE ASIA

Malaysia
July: Sarawak, Kuala Bintulu – Dinghy Theft[Broken Link]
April: Borneo, Sandakan – Theft from Yachts Continues[Broken Link]

Thailand
July: Koh Lipe – Dinghy and Outboard Thef [Broken Link]

SOUTH PACIFIC

Australia
May: Brisbane, Garden Point Moorings – Dinghy Thefts

French Polynesia
May: Society Islands, Moorea, Opunohu Bay – Rising Crime [Broken Link]

Papua New Guinea
August: New Britain, Ndawa Bay – Armed Boarding, Attack, and Robbery[Broken Link]
March: Witu group, Garove Island – Armed Boarding and Attack [Broken Link]

MEDITERRANEAN

Croatia
July: Pula – Dinghy and Outboard Theft

Greece
July: Messolonghi – Thieves on board[Broken Link]

Morocco
April: Safi – Yacht Break-in and Burglary

Turkey
May: Fethiye, Aksazlar Bay – Break-in and Burglary[Broken Link]

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