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.
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.
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.
Incident Date: 2024-12-14 at 11:30
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Camera, Tools, Passports
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 !
Incident Date: 2024-07-01 at 01:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: panga / 15HP Yamaha outboard model 6B4KS SN 1336089
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight and in-the-water and not locked panga/15HP outboard was stolen from a yacht in the northern anchorage.
Incident Date: 2024-06-02 at 00:15
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Boat Engine, Fuel Tank
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: 2024-06-02 at 00:30
Event Type: Attempted Theft
Stolen Items: None
Secured: Unknown
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: thieves attempted to steal a yacht's panga, were discovered and scared off by the owner. (second incident this night, see 3320)
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.
