Day: September 13, 2025 Archives

3715 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Bocas Marina anchorage


Incident Date: 2025-09-12 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy / outboard. Dinghy later recovered minus the outboard.

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight a thief cut the lines and stole a lifted dinghy/outboard from the davits of an unoccupied yacht anchored near the marina.

It is not known if a police report was made.

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3714 – Attempted Burglary in United States Virgin Islands (US) – St. Thomas – American Yacht Harbor


Incident Date: 2025-09-13 at 03:00

Event Type: Attempted Burglary

Stolen Items: None

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: At 0300HRS aboard their yacht in its slip, the owners were awakened by the sounds of someone walking onto their boat. They activated surveillance cameras and then went out to confront the intruder as be began to run away, toward his dinghy, which then quickly departed toward the anchorage. Marina security was called.

The burglar was not successful. He was unable to gain access via the well locked (doors and hatches) yacht, but he had rifled some cockpit lockers. A deck cooler had been opened and the beers removed and staged for departure.

A full report was given to marina security, police and on the VHF net.

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