St. Martin, Simpson Bay Lagoon: Thieves Active in Witch’s Tit Area
Thieves have been targeting yachts anchored by the small peak at the eastern side of Simpson Bay Lagoon on the French side called Witch’s Tit.
Published 2 years ago
DATE: 2022-05-26 03:00
LOCATION: Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: B&G chart plotter display
SECURED: Not Listed
DETAILS:
Owners returned to their catamaran that was moored near Witches Tit between 21-27 May. They found dark shoe prints onboard, leading directly to a missing chart plotter on the starboard helm. The yacht was well locked and the video security system captured the theft. The thief seemed to be aware of the video surveillance and made no attempt to enter the well locked yacht and left other valuable items behind, including the portside instruments and chart plotter.
A police report was made, and the officials indicated that they would visit the yacht, review the video and collect forensics later in the week.
Note: Owners advised Noonsite that the police did not turn up and the yacht and crew departed for the Azores on June 6th.
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DATE: 2022-05-30 02:00
LOCATION: Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit
EVENT: Attempted Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Attempted theft of outboard from raised / locked dinghy
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS:
Overnight, thieves attempted to steal the outboard from a raised and locked dinghy of an occupied catamaran. The next day the owners discovered that both transom clamps had been completely loosened, but the chain securing the outboard to the dinghy had prevented the theft.
Related to following destinations: Marigot Bay (St. Martin), St. Martin
Related to the following Cruising Resources: Caribbean, Piracy & Security
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Location: Saint Martin (France) – Lagoon – Witch’s Tit
Stolen Items: B&G Zeus3 12” chart plotter
Details: We returned to the catamaran that was moored near Witches Tit between 21-27 May. We found dark shoe prints onboard, leading directly to a missing chart plotter on the starboard helm. The yacht was well locked and the video security system captured the theft. The thief seemed to be aware of the video surveillance and made no attempt to enter the well locked yacht and left other valuable items behind, including the portside instruments and chart plotter.
A police report was made, and the officials indicated that they would visit the yacht, review the video and collect forensics later in the week.
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