While these pages are grouped under “Piracy & Security”, they mainly relate to yacht security worldwide, and in some cases piracy.

Worldwide Security Incident Reports:

The Reports section below includes all reports on security incidents against yachts and cruisers reported to Noonsite (a very extensive list dating back to 2008).

In addition, each country has a related reports section (easily found via the hamburger menu) with an option to view security reports for that particular country. For example – Panama Security Reports.

These are not intended to be all-encompassing lists of all crimes against yachts in the world, however, may give you an indication of your relative safety in a particular country and need for extra precautions.

Each country also has a security section within the country profile which outlines any concerns for visiting yachts and summarises latest incident reports. For example – Grenada Profile/Security.

Worldwide Areas of Concern:

Parts of the world where caution is advised specifically to cruising yachts are detailed on this page below, with links to further information.

Piracy

No other danger has marred the beauty of cruising more than the threat of piracy, whether on the high seas or in coastal waters. Indeed it is a risk that mariners have had to confront for many thousands of years and continue to do so in certain areas of the world today. Piracy incidents on pleasure boats in recent years have been mercifully few in numbers and restricted predominantly to the Gulf of Aden region, Venezuela and offshore waters and the Philippines.

2019: Piracy Falls to Five-Year Low for Q1-Q3 (IMB)

General Security Guidelines

It is ALWAYS prudent to lock the yacht when you leave for a trip to the shore, for a visit to another yacht, or at night when sleeping. Your dinghy and outboard should be treated like you do your car. Lock both at all times with a robust chain and padlock and always raise both out of the water at night.

See the “Self-defence and Deterring Attacks” section below for more information.

Reporting an Incident

In addition to reporting an incident to Noonsite, it is also important to report to the local authorities. If they know what is happening in their jurisdictions, they can then take steps to stop the activity and to apprehend the criminals.

E-mail [email protected] with the following details when reporting an incident:

Date and Time of Incident

Country/Port

At Anchor/On Mooring/In Marina – co-ordinates

Description of Incident with as much detail as possible

Items stolen/damaged/other

Outcome

Did you report the incident to the local authorities?

If cruising the Caribbean, be sure to also report to our information partners the Caribbean Safety and Security Net.