Category: Panama

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CSSN News- July 18, 2019 – Recent events in Panama

CSSN NewsCSSN has just issued a firsthand ALERT, describing an armed robbery that occurred In Bahia Nombre de Dios on July 13, 2019. Earlier, a similar armed robbery event had occurred in Linton Bay (July 11, 2019). Both robbery reports are now firsthand as victims were able to regain communications and work with us to complete their reports. A third incident of attempted theft, also on July 13, 2019, also in Linton Bay has  been recently published.

Unfortunately, a few ALERTS were distributed about the second robbery, while it was in (preliminary) secondhand status. The current firsthand report replaces it in its entirety. The CSSN team apologizes for any confusion that occurred.
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DATE: 2019-07-13 19:30 Country Name: Panama Location Detail: Bahia Nombre de Dios EVENT: Robbery

 

Caribbean Safety and Security NetDATE: 2019-07-13 20:30CSSN First Hand Report
Country Name: Panama
Location Detail: Bahia Nombre de Dios
EVENT: Robbery
HAND: 1
Stolen Items:  Cash, communications devices, electronics, boat and personal gear

SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: A monohull was one of 2 or 3 boats anchored in Bahia Nombre de Dios. At 20:30 HRS five (5) young Spanish speaking men, faces covered and armed with hand guns, approached in silence and entered the cabin guns first. The 2 persons on board were taken by surprise and were slightly injured in the early scuffle, but cooperated as the armed men ransacked for about 30 minutes and stole cash, communications devices, electronics and personal items. The yacht departed immediately for Linton Bay that night, where they made reports to the police, coast guard, and port captain.

UPDATED REPORT:  June 2, 2023 – Panamanian courts have convicted and sentenced 4 men. See CSSN News item here.

 

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DATE: 2019-07-13 04:00 Country Name: Panama Location Detail: Linton Bay EVENT: Attempted theft

 

Caribbean Safety and Security Net

Second Hand Riport
CSSN Second Hand Report

DATE: 2019-07-13 04:00
Country Name: Panama
Location Detail: Linton Bay
EVENT: Attempted theft
HAND: 2
Stolen Items: nothing, not successful
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Captain was onboard his yacht but awakened at 0400HRS when his security system detected the attempted theft of his (locked) dinghy. When the thief saw his flashlight and realized he had been discovered he started his engine and departed. No police report was made.

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DATE: 2019-07-11 01:00 Country Name: Panama Location Detail: Linton Bay EVENT: Robbery

 

Caribbean Safety and Security NetCSSN UPDATE: Significant additional details are now available about this event, it has been upgraded to firsthand.

CSSN First Hand Report
CSSN First Hand Report

DATE: 2019-07-11 01:00
Country Name: Panama
Location Detail: Linton Bay
EVENT: Robbery
HAND: 1
Stolen Items: cash, navigation devices, personal communications devices, personal papers
SECURED: N/A
DETAILS: At approximately 0100 HRS five (5) men armed with guns boarded a foreign flagged catamaran anchored off the Linton Bay marina. Four (4) of the armed men ransacked the yacht while the 5th held a gun to the captains head. Stolen were all cash, navigation devices, personal communications devices and also the captain’s personal paperwork, including his captains’ licenses. No injuries were reported. After the 5 men departed the captain went to the marina, where the security team assisted in contacting Aeronaval (Panama coastguard) who then arrived in their boat and searched the area with no success. The marina team also notified the police. The police arrived, took a report and also collected forensics before allowing the captain to return to his yacht.

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DATE: 2019-06-03 01:00 Country Name: Panama Location Detail: Linton Bay EVENT: Theft

 

DATE: 2019-06-03 01:00
Country Name: Panama
Location Detail: Linton Bay
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy / Yamaha 15HP outboard
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen overnight, The owners found the cut painter the next morning. A police report was made. The dinghy was found nearby, minus the outboard engine (which had been locked to the dinghy).

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