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3478 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Red Frog


Incident Date: 2024-12-30 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 15HP -2stroke Suzuki outboard, fuel tank and line

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners awoke when they 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.

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3480 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Old Bank Bay


Incident Date: 2024-12-29 at 03:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 14 ft panga with Yamaha 15HP enduro outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident 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.

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3475 – Theft in Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands) – Simpson Bay Lagoon – Cole Bay


Incident Date: 2024-12-25 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Whaler style hard dinghy / 25HP Yamaha outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight a locked Whaler style hard dinghy / 25HP Yamaha outboard was stolen from a dock near Island Water World (MATCO) . A police report was made.||Engine Serial number : 61RK1081949||UPDATE : engineless dinghy was recovered in Sandy Ground 12/30/24

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3471 – Theft in Grenada – Carriacou – Tyrrel Bay


Incident Date: 2024-12-22 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: AB Ventus 9VL dinghy / 15HP Yamaha long shaft outboard

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while the owner slept onboard his catamaran, thieves stole a hoisted, but not locked, dinghy/outboard from the davits. Three lines were cut by the thieves. A report was made to the police and the marina.||Dinghy details : AB Ventus 9VL 301225-AB/3150000100002|Serial Number COXTM410414718|Outboard : Yamaha Enduro 15HP long shaft, serial number unknown

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3462 – Theft in Honduras – Roatan – Port Royal


Incident Date: 2024-12-21 at 22:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 27’ panga / Yamaha 115 4 stroke model F115BET SN 6EK-X-1087782

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners returned to their slip and found their locked 27’ panga had been stolen between 1930HRS and 0800HRS. Reports were made to the police and Port Captain . ||Details : 27’ panga "la Orca" with 12’ permanent Bimini. aqua blue, orange trim and white inside. Yamaha 115 4 stroke model F115BET SN 6EK-X-1087782||UPDATE: panga was located in the mangroves near Diamond Rock (on the north coast) . All controls and electronics and 115HP -4S engine were stripped/stolen.

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3472 – Attempted Theft in Saint Martin (France) – Marina Royale


Incident Date: 2024-12-21 at 02:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Not successful, audible alarm/video surveillance activated

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: A day charter boat berthed at Marina Royale was boarded around 0200HRS by a thief. The security system audible alarm activated, scared the thief and his image was captured by video. He was not able to steal the lifted/locked dinghy.

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3459 – Burglary in Panama – Linton Bay


Incident Date: 2024-12-20 at 02:00

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: TBD, owners absent

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: An unoccupied yacht in Linton Bay was burglarized in the early morning hours. The companionway door 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 3460.

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3460 – Burglary in Panama – Linton Bay


Incident Date: 2024-12-20 at 02:30

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: TBD, owners absent

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident 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.

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3457 – Attempted Theft in Guatemala – Rio Dulce – Livingston


Incident Date: 2024-12-16 at 20:00

Event Type: Attempted Theft

Stolen Items: Attempted theft of our dinghy/outboard while hoisted in stern davits. Painter was cut.

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners anchored in Livingston heard a bump against the hull. The captain went topsides and found the painter on the hoisted (davits) and locked dinghy had been cut. The two individuals in an unlit kayak who were attempting to board paddled away quickly. A report was made to the Port Captain.

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