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Tag: Theft Archives

3931 – Theft in Panama – Linton Bay

Incident Date: 2026-10-02 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (Highfield 310 Classic HIN CN-HFM30476F223), Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15HP Enduro SN 6B4K1411741)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight, while the owners slept onboard their catamaran anchored in Linton Bay, thieves stole the lifted and locked dinghy from the davits. They turned the motion sensor light away, and attempted to cut the stainless cable that locked the dinghy to the yacht. Finding that difficult, they cut the 2″ thick rubber/hard bow handle where the cable passed through it, and lowered the dinghy.

A report was made to the Marina and the police.

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October 3, 2026

3927 – Theft in Guadeloupe (France) – Marie Galante – St. Louis

Incident Date: 2026-10-01 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Yamaha Enduro lower unit)

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight while the owner slept onboard, the entire lower unit of the Yamaha outboard was stolen. The dinghy was lifted. The thieves apparently disassembled the lower unit from the locked-to-the dinghy outboard from underneath the raised dinghy. No police report was made.

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October 1, 2026

3926 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – Fishermen’s Village

Incident Date: 2026-09-27 at 11:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Other: Navigation light

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: After leaving their dinghy well locked at the Fishermen’s Village dock from 0900-1300HRS, the owners found that their dinghy navigation light had been stolen. It was hidden from view in a closed, deep pocket inside the dinghy.

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October 1, 2026

3924 – Theft in Colombia – Cartegena – Club Nautico

Incident Date: 2026-09-29 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Other: Shimana Tigra fishing rods/reels

Secured: Does not apply

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: The owner of a yacht anchored off Club Nautico found that in the evening/overnight someone stole expensive fishing gear from their holders on the aft deck. All were secured with dyneema lines, which were cut and some of the holders bent. No police report was made.

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September 29, 2026

3921 – Theft in Curacao (the Netherlands) – Spanish Water – Asiento/Uncle J’s

Incident Date: 2026-09-22 at 20:30

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Tools (Milwaukee drill)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Yacht owners attended a local cruiser event, and afterwards discovered that a Milwaukee drill they had left in the dinghy had been stolen. They reported this to the proprietor. CCTV/video was reviewed but was not helpful, the dock had been busy because of the event and it was dark.

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September 28, 2026

3903 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Old Bank Bay

Incident Date: 2026-06-19 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Suzuki 20HP SN 02002F313420)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: A dinghy/outboard was locked to the Punta Rica dock on Bastimentos. Overnight, thieves cut the stainless steel cable that locked the Suzuki 20HP engine to the dinghy, and stole it. The dinghy was left behind and remained locked to the dock.

A police report was made.

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August 7, 2026

3902 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Red Frog

Incident Date: 2026-08-03 at 01:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Outboard Motor (Yamaha 15HP Enduro SN 6B4K-1515906)

Secured: Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: There were a few yachts anchored in the Red Frog anchorage. Overnight, between 2400-0500HRS, well prepared thieves stole the Yamaha 15HP outboard from a dinghy lifted in the davits of an occupied and well lit catamaran. The engine was chain locked, and also through-bolted to the dinghy transom. The galvanized chain was cut and the bolts were removed. The thieves left the dinghy suspended in the davits. A police report was made.

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August 5, 2026

3900 – Theft in Panama – Bocas del Toro – Almirante

Incident Date: 2026-07-29 at 02:00

Event Type: Theft

Stolen Items: Dinghy (small panga – recovered), Outboard Motor (1990’s era Suzuki DT 15HP)

Secured: Not Locked

Source Type: 1st Hand Report

Incident Details: Overnight a small panga with Suzuki 15HP (the motor is very rough looking, faded black with pink undertones showing through in various places) was stolen from an occupied yacht anchored in Almirante. The panga was recovered (minus the outboard) the next day. No police report was made.

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July 31, 2026