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Incident Date: 2025-10-23 at 02:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (Kapa tender), Outboard Motor (Yamaha 9.9HP-4 stroke 6 #AUK-1090770), Fuel Tank

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while the owners slept on board in Linton Bay, Panama, their in-the-water and cable locked dinghy / outboard was stolen. A report was made to the police in Portobello.

CSSN UPDATE: The fuel tank (only) was found by cruisers on a nearby reef, the chain cut.

Incident Date: 2025-10-06 at 02:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15HP Enduro serial number 6B4K-1495831), Fuel Tank (Yamaha 6 gallon gas tank)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight thieves used a handsaw to cut the lock securing an outboard and cayuco to a launcha at a private dock. The engine was stolen from the cayuco, and the fuel tank from the launcha before both were set adrift. The handsaw was left behind.

The launcha and cayuco were recovered the next morning, minus engine and fuel tank.

Reports to the police and Aeronaval are planned.

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

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy

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.

Incident Date: 2025-08-18 at 14:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel line

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy left at the village dinghy dock was well secured but thieves stole the dinghy fuel line.

Incident Date: 2025-08-16 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 1 gal of polyester resin

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht in the boatyard had a gallon of polyester resin and hardener stolen from their work area overnight. A report was made to the boatyard office.

Incident Date: 2025-08-15 at 04:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Highfield 310 dinghy / 8HP Yamaha

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: An in-the-water and not locked dinghy/8HP Yamaha outboard was stolen overnight from a yacht anchored northeast of the marina. The owners were asleep onboard. . A report was made to the marina.

Dinghy HIN: Highfield CN-HFM10008B919

Incident Date: 2025-07-27 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 18 foot panga, blue with orange stripe, Grey interior, no bimini, 20HP Suzuki serial number 02002F-245134(A)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, a panga / 20HP Suzuki was stolen from a slip on San Cristobal. It was locked with a steel cable to a piling. The panga had no bimini and is blue with an orange stripe and a grey interior. A report was made to the police and on the VHF net.

CSSN UPDATE: The panga was recovered, minus the engine

20HP Suzuki serial number 02002F-245134(A)