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Incident Date: 2024-06-02 at 00:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Gas can, attempted to steal dingy. Another boat reported attempt to steal their panga

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: While owners slept thieves untied the dinghy painter before discovering the locking cable that secured the dinghy/outboard and fuel tank. Diesel fuel jugs secured on the deck were also disturbed, but not taken. A spare fuel jug in the cockpit was not locked, and stolen. ||A second yacht in the anchorage interrupted the attempted theft of their panga, and was able to scare the thieves away. ||Reports were made to the marina and on the VHF net.

Incident Date: 2024-02-05 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: cash

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Owners were away for the night and left their yacht anchored near Sugardup unlocked. When they returned they discovered a thief had boarded and stolen cash from a backpack inside the cabin.

Incident Date: 2024-01-11 at 04:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: dinghy with Yamaha 9.9HP engine.

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A yacht anchored alone in the Rio Chagres anchorage. On the third night the in-the-water and not locked dinghy was stolen. The owner had heard an outboard around 0430HRS and at 0500HRS he found the dinghy had been stolen. He reported the incident to the marina, on the VHF net and to the police.||Serial number Yamaha 6AUK S 1083170|Serial number 3D tender UL 260 FR DAL72604C222

Incident Date: 2023-11-26 at 11:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: local built open boat

Secured: Unknown

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Daytime theft in Bocas Town of locally built open boat, no further details are currently available.||CSSN NOTE: If you are a victim, make an easy online report here.

Incident Date: 2023-10-21 at 03:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 3D Tender aluminium 2.5m with 9.9HP Mercury 2-Stroke outboard, fuel tank, fuel line, seat cover, anti theft cable and mooring lines

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Dinghy was stolen around 3 am. Dinghy was in the water, but with an anti theft cable 12mm thick connected to the yacht. Motor had seperate motorlock protection. Dinghy was found around 6 am with fuel tank and fuel line, seat cover, hoisting bridle and mooring ropes stolen. Dinghy was tied up with the cut cable to a tree in the mangroves of Isla Linton. Motor was not stolen. A police report is planned.

Incident Date: 2023-09-27 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: 2 Fenders

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Cruisers returned to their boat docked in Marina Carenero and found that 2 fenders had been stolen. Unfortunately the thief managed to find their recently installed security cameras’ blind spots. They reported to theft to the marina and to others berthed there.

Incident Date: 2023-09-18 at 18:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: local boat / 15HP

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Around 1800HRS a local boat was stolen from the marina dock. It was not locked . The theft was reported to the marina . It is not known if a police report was made.

Incident Date: 2023-05-03 at 02:15

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Propane tank (Tropigas)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 2nd Hand Report

Incident Details: Boat #2 – When two boats in the south anchorage reported that they had propane tanks stolen, a cruiser checked his own spare tank and found it missing. Time/date are best estimates. but at least 3 boats lost their tanks.

Incident Date: 2023-05-03 at 02:11

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Propane tank (Tropigas)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: When two boats in the south anchorage reported that they had propane tanks stolen, a cruiser checked his own spare tank and found it missing. Time/date are best estimates. but at least 3 boats had their propane tanks stolen.