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3611 – Theft in Panama – Portobello

Incident Date: 2025-03-01 at 02:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: RIB Dinghy / 20HP Honda outboard

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored off the Casa Vela dinghy dock. Overnight, while the owners slept onboard their in-the-water and chain locked dinghy was stolen by well prepared thieves. A cleanly cut painter was left behind. ||A police report was made the next day. ||Dinghy : SEATEC – GT SPORT 330 SN: DE-SVBAV001J223 Registration number: B413422 |Outboard: Honda BF20D BAMJ SN – 1506265

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March 1, 2025

3545 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – North anchorage

Incident Date: 2025-02-07 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy / 15HP Yamaha outboard. Dinghy minus engine later recovered

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen from a yacht in the North anchorage near Bocas Town.

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February 7, 2025

3489 – Burglary in Panama – Linton Bay

Incident Date: 2025-01-05 at 03:46

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Solar panels, Tohatsu 9.8HP-4S outboard, +++

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident 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.

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January 5, 2025

3477 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Red Frog

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

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy fuel tank, 3 gallon

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Thieves attempted to steal a 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

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December 30, 2024

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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December 30, 2024

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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December 29, 2024

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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December 20, 2024

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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December 20, 2024

3458 – Burglary in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Bocas Marina anchorage

Incident Date: 2024-12-14 at 11:30

Event Type: Burglary

Stolen Items: Camera/accessories, multiple power tools, personal documents (passport/drivers license)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Daytime break-in and burglary of a locked yacht in the South anchorage. The sliding door was damaged and the interior was badly ransacked/damaged as well. Thieves stole all power tools, camera/accessories and passport/drivers license. A crowbar used by the thieves was left behind. A police report was made.||CSSN NOTE: Apparently this is the 3rd recent incident, but no reports have been received. If you are a victim, please make a report !

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December 14, 2024