As reported by the Caribbean Safety & Security Net.

DATE: 2018-12-20 15:00

Country Name: Antigua/Barbuda

Location Detail: Antigua St. John’s

EVENT: Burglary

HAND: 1

Stolen Items: Cash, iPod, iPhone, credit card, gold necklace

SECURED: Locked

DETAILS:

While owners were ashore during the afternoon, their anchored yacht was boarded and thieves used a winch handle found in the cockpit to defeat the companionway lock. After gaining access they then ransacked the interior and stole several small easily concealed items – iPhone, iPod, cash, credit card, and a gold necklace.

Several calls were placed to 911 and received no followup that day.

Calls to the harbor authority on VHF16 were not answered.