Caribbean Safety and Security Net
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Part of Columbia & Central America
DATE: 2025-01-05 03:46
LOCATION: Panama – Linton Bay
EVENT: Burglary
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Solar panels, Tohatsu 9.8HP-4S outboard, +++
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: An unoccupied yacht was burglarized. The interior was ransacked and many things were stolen, including solar panels and Tohatsu 9.8HP – 4S outboard engine. Police were notified.
ID: 3489
DATE: 2024-12-29 03:30
LOCATION: Panama – Bocas del Toro – Old Bank Bay
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: 14 ft panga with Yamaha 15HP enduro outboard
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Overnight while owners slept onboard thieves stole an in-the-water cable locked hard dinghy / Yamaha 15HP engine from their yacht anchored in Old Bank Bay. A police report was made.
ID: 3480
DATE: 2024-12-30 03:00
LOCATION: Panama – Bocas del Toro – Red Frog
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: 15HP -2stroke Suzuki outboard, fuel tank and line
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Owners awoke when the heard the departing thieves engine. The locked engine/fuel tank on their in-the-water and cable locked dinghy had been stolen. Another nearby yacht had their fuel tank stolen. see 3477.
A police report was made.
ID: 3478
DATE: 2024-12-30 03:00
LOCATION: Panama – Bocas del Toro – Red Frog
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: dinghy fuel tank, 3 gallon
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: Thieves attempted to a steal cable locked in-the-water dinghy/ outboard from a yacht. Unable to defeat the dinghy/outboard locks they stole the fuel tank.
A second yacht in the Red Frog anchorage had their dinghy/outboard stolen the same night. See 3478
ID: 3477
DATE: 2024-12-20 02:30
LOCATION: Panama – Linton Bay
EVENT: Burglary
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: TBD, owners absent
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: An unoccupied yacht in Linton Bay was burglarized in the early morning hours. The companionway lock/latch was compromised. Owners have been contacted and will assess when they return. The yacht was re-secured. Reports were made to the police, Coast Guard and on the VHF net.
Another yacht was similarly affected the same night see 3459.
ID: 3460