Summary of Security & Piracy Reports 2015

Maritime Security Incidents Worldwide – March 2015

CARIBBEAN

Bahamas
Bahamas, New Providence: Liveaboard British Man shot dead on board by armed robbers – May 2015
Bahamas, Nassau, Harbor Club Marina: Nighttime burglary – May 2015

Curacao
Curacao, Spanish Water: Attempted Dinghy Theft – July 2015

Grenada
Grenada, St. George’s, Outside Lagoon: Locked boat burgled while crew ashore – May 2015
Grenada, Prickly Bay: Boarded whilst ashore & robbed – July 2015
Grenada, Mt. Hartman Bay: Attempted Sexual Assault – September 2015

Dominica
Dominica, Portsmouth, Prince Rupert Bay South: Armed Boarding and Theft – March 2015

Haiti
Haiti, between Corail and Pestel: Armed Boarding and Robbery – January 2015
Haiti, Petit Port a Piment: Violent Attack on Cruising Couple – First person report
Haiti, Petit Port a Piment: Armed Robbery at Night – April 2015
Haiti, Grand Goave, Petit Paradis: Night time robbery and violent attack – May 2015

Martinique
Martinique, Le Marina du Marin: Theft of dinghy fuel tank – October 2015

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, Vieques Rompeolas: Burglary – November 2015

St Lucia
Saint Lucia, Rodney Bay Marina: Theft – January 2015
Saint Lucia, Rodney Bay: Further theft from yachts – January 2015
Saint Lucia, Rodney Bay, Reduit Beach: Attempted Robbery and Assault – May 2015
St. Lucia, Rodney Bay Inner Lagoon: Deck Gear stolen from unoccupied yacht on private dock – December 2015

St Martin
Caribbean, St. Martin, French Lagoon: Boston Whaler taken from mooring and outboard stolen – December 2015

St Vincent & the Grenadines
St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Canouan: Burglary at night – March 2015
St Vincent, Blue Lagoon: Dinghy Accesories Stolen – April 2015
SVG, Canouan, Charlestown Bay: Attempted Robbery – April 2015
SVG, Chateaubelair: Boarded at night and robbed – May 2015
SVG, Bequia, Princess Margaret Beach: Burglary whilst crew ashore – May 2015
SVG, Bequia, Admiralty Bay, Port Elizabeth: Burglary – July 2015
SVG, Canouan, Charlestown Bay (Tamarind Hotel): Boarding and Burlgary – September 2015
Caribbean Grenadines, Mayreau, Saline Bay: Yacht burgled while owners ashore – November 2015

Trinidad
On passage from Grenada to Trinidad: Two yachts boarded and robbed – December 2015

CENTRAL AMERICA

Guatemala
Guatemala, Rio Dulce: Dinghy and outboard theft – August 2015

Honduras
Honduras, Roatan, West End: Burgled whilst owners ashore – January 2015
Honduras: Armed robbery whilst underway from Bay Islands to the Rio Dulce – February 2015
Honduras: Charter yacht boarded by pirates en-route from Belize to Roatan – March 2015
Honduras, Utila, East Harbour: Deck Gear Stolen – June 2015

Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Attempted boarding by 4 men in a skiff – October 2015

Panama
Panama, San Blas, East Lemon Cays: Burglary – July 2015
Panama, San Blas, East Lemon Cays, Yansalardup anchorage: Burglary – September 2015
Panama, Caribbean, Panamarina: Burgled Twice – November 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil
Brazil, Fortaleza: Violent Attack by armed assailants – February 2015
Brazil, Maranhão, São Luis: Dutch cruising sailor shot and killed – February 2015
Brazil, Ilha de Itaparica: Three separate incidents in a week – March 2015

Colombia
Colombia, Cartagena: Attempted Dingy Theft – March 2015
Colombia, Islas del Rossario: Dutch yacht boarded and crew member killed – September 2015
Colombia, Santa Marta, Taganga Bay: Armed Boarding and Robbery – November 2015

Venezuela
Venezuela, Morrocoy National Park: Three local motorboats held hostage and ransacked – March 2015
Venezulea, Manamo/Orinoco: Assault & Robbery – May 2015

SE ASIA

Indonesia
Indonesia, Sumbawa Island, Potopaddu Bay: Theft of Deck Gear (Fishing Gear) – September 2015 [BROKENLINK]

Philippines
Philippines, Samal Island: Cruisers Abducted from Ocean View Resort Marina – September 2015

SOUTH PACIFIC

Fiji
Fiji, Vanua Levu, Savusavu: Local information and security update – March 2015 [BROKENLINK]

French Polynesia
French Polynesia, Raiatea, Uturoa: Yacht burglaries on the public dock – June 2015
French Polynesia, Huahine, Baie D’Avea: Night Boarding – September 2015
French Polynesia, Moorea: Boarded and Burgled whilst ashore – October 2015 [BROKENLINK]

PNG
Papua New Guinea, Madang: Boarding and Machete Attack in Hansa Bay – October 2015
Papau New Guinea, Wewak: Yacht boarded and robbed by armed men – December 2015

INDIAN OCEAN

Seychelles
Seychelles, Mahe, Port Victoria: Night-time boardings and thefts – July 2015 [BROKENLINK]

MEDITERRANEAN

Greece
Greece, Messolonghi: Burgled at night – August 2015 [BROKENLINK]

Italy
Italy, Sardinia, Olbia: Break-in and Burgled – July 2015 [BROKENLINK]

Turkey
Turkey, Datca, Kuyulubuku: Burgled at anchor – June 2015

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