Incident Date: 2023-05-03 at 02:20
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Tropigas propane tank
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Boat #3 – 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. See 3039.
Incident Date: 2023-04-30 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Two full 3-gallon gasoline tanks
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Before departing, owners secured their tender on the flybridge of their motor yacht which was left in a slip at Marina Carenero. The tender was covered, and the cover was tied down. During their absence , between April 25 – May 12, 2023, a thief boarded and removed 2 (full) 3 gallon gas jugs that were stored inside and below the bench seat of the covered dinghy. Their minder had not noted any disturbances, but the owners noticed the aft end of the cover was untied, and on further inspection found that the fuel jugs had been stolen. A report was made to the marina.
Incident Date: 2023-03-26 at 00:15
Event Type: Assault
Stolen Items: nothing of value
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: PRELIMINARY REPORT – A yacht crew was awoken by their dog when they were boarded by 2 men armed with guns and knives. A fight ensued, and the 3 crew sustained numerous cuts and bruises. The thieves departed without anything of value. A VHF call for assistance was made, with no response. The local police were called but were slow to respond. No further details are currently available.||CSSN NOTE: We will update this report when victims are able to make a firsthand report.||UPDATED REPORT :||This report has been updated with the assistance of the victims. ||At 0015HRS on their second night in the bay, the three crew onboard an anchored monohull were boarded and assaulted by 2 masked/hooded men, one armed with a gun. They awoke to their dog barking as the men entered through the unlocked companionway. A vigorous fight ensued in both the salon and cockpit as the crew attempted to defend themselves with their fists and a winch handle. Two times the masked gunman attempted to discharge his semiautomatic handgun at the crew, but it failed to fire. The two ejected cartridges were recovered later, and showed no dents in the casings. || The 2 assailants abandoned the fight and departed when they realized they were outnumbered and unable to successfully fire their semiautomatic handgun. They had been onboard for about 5 minutes. They jumped into the water, leaving behind the kayak they had stolen earlier from another yacht. The bloodied crew was badly shaken and made multiple calls for help on VHF16, but there was no response. They sounded a loud alarm and began yelling from the deck, but no one anchored or ashore made any response to their calls for help. Phone calls to the police went unanswered. They treated their injuries and waited for daylight. ||Later that day a police report was made with assistance ashore from a local business. The crew learned that the police website information was incorrect and had not been updated. The yacht departed to Linton Bay where their yacht was searched the next morning by the police with assistance from Aeronaval. No forensics were collected. That night at 2230HRs a large contingent of officers returned with a court order and again searched the victims yacht very thoroughly for several hours. Again, no forensics were collected. ||A report was made to the captain’s home country consulate, and the victims departed Panama.
Incident Date: 2022-12-21 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: kayak
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight an in-the-water and not locked green/yellow kayak was stolen. The yacht was anchored near the island of Cambombia. The kayak was well tied up, and not even the rope remained. A reward has been offered.
Incident Date: 2022-12-17 at 04:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: AB inflatable dinghy 2,80m and Yamaha enduro 15hp
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Between 0330-0500HRs an in-the-water but locked dinghy/outboard was stolen from an occupied yacht at anchor. A report was made to the Aeronaval (Coast Guard) and the police.
Incident Date: 2022-10-28 at 02:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: pinero / 85 HP Yamaha
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: A locked pinero was stolen from dock in Bocas (town) , and found engineless a few days later on Solarte. A police report was made
Incident Date: 2022-08-31 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Highfield dinghy and 25HP Yamaha outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: A yacht anchored near Bocas Marina (Isla Colon) found their Highfield dinghy / 25HP Yamaha outboard had been stolen overnight, the painter had been cleanly cut. The dinghy was later recovered, but the engine, fuel tank and all gear in the dinghy was gone.
Incident Date: 2022-07-23 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy / 8HP outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight a yacht berthed in Linton Bay Marina had its dinghy / 8HP outboard stolen from its davits. The thieves cut 3 lines to steal the raised dinghy. The owner made a report to the marina and the coast guard (Aeronaval).
Incident Date: 2022-07-10 at 03:00
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: Aluminium Propane/Butane cylinder
Secured: N/A
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight while owners slept onboard their yacht in the Red Frog anchorage, a thief cut the lashings and stole a large "Tropigas" propane/butane cylinder off the stern deck. The theft was announced on the local VHF net.
Incident Date: 2022-07-10 at 03:01
Event Type: Theft
Stolen Items: dinghy/outboard
Secured: Not Locked
Source Type: 2nd Hand Report
Incident Details: Overnight, and in-the-water and not locked dinghy/outboard were stolen from a yacht in the Red Frog anchorage. The dinghy was ransomed back the next day.
