Caribbean Safety and Security Net
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DATE: 2023-11-26 11:30
LOCATION: Panama – Bocas del Toro – San Cristobol
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 2
STOLEN ITEMS: local built open boat
SECURED: Unknown
DETAILS: Daytime theft in Bocas Town of locally built open boat, no further details are currently available.
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ID: 3145
DATE: 2023-10-21 03:00
LOCATION: Panama – Linton Bay
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: 3D Tender aluminium 2.5m with 9.9HP Mercury 2-Stroke outboard, fuel tank, fuel line, seat cover, anti theft cable and mooring lines
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Dinghy was stolen around 3 am. Dinghy was in the water, but with an anti theft cable 12mm thick connected to the yacht. Motor had seperate motorlock protection. Dinghy was found around 6 am with fuel tank and fuel line, seat cover, hoisting bridle and mooring ropes stolen. Dinghy was tied up with the cut cable to a tree in the mangroves of Isla Linton. Motor was not stolen. A police report is planned.
ID: 3116
DATE: 2023-09-27 01:00
LOCATION: Panama – Bocas del Toro – Carenero
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: 2 Fenders
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Cruisers returned to their boat docked in Marina Carenero and found that 2 fenders had been stolen. Unfortunately the thief managed to find their recently installed security cameras’ blind spots. They reported to theft to the marina and to others berthed there.
ID: 3102
DATE: 2023-09-18 18:30
LOCATION: Panama – Bocas del Toro – Bocas Marina
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 2
STOLEN ITEMS: local boat / 15HP
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Around 1800HRS a local boat was stolen from the marina dock. It was not locked . The theft was reported to the marina . It is not known if a police report was made.
ID: 3099
DATE: 2023-05-03 02:11
LOCATION: Panama – Bocas del Toro
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Propane tank (Tropigas)
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: When two boats in the south anchorage reported that they had propane tanks stolen, a cruiser checked his own spare tank and found it missing. Time/date are best estimates. but at least 3 boats had their propane tanks stolen.
ID: 3039