Panama, Linton Bay: Armed Robbery – July 2019

Five armed men rob a boat at anchor off the marina, as reported by CSSN.

Published 5 years ago

As reported by CSSN:

DATE: 2019-07-11 01:00
Country Name: Panama
Location Detail: Linton Bay
EVENT: Robbery
HAND: 1
Stolen Items: cash, navigation devices, personal communications devices, personal papers
SECURED: N/A

DETAILS:

At approximately 0100 HRS five (5) men armed with guns boarded a foreign-flagged catamaran anchored off the Linton Bay marina.

Four (4) of the armed men ransacked the yacht while the 5th held a gun to the captains head.

Stolen were all cash, navigation devices, personal communications devices and also the captain’s personal paperwork, including his captains’ licenses. No injuries were reported.

After the 5 men departed the captain went to the marina, where the security team assisted in contacting Aeronaval (Panama coastguard) who then arrived in their boat and searched the area with no success. The marina team also notified the police. The police arrived, took a report and also collected forensics before allowing the captain to return to his yacht.

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DATE: 2019-07-13 04:00
Country Name: Panama
Location Detail: Linton Bay
EVENT: Attempted theft
HAND: 2
Stolen Items: nothing, not successful
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Captain was onboard his yacht but awakened at 0400HRS when his security system detected the attempted theft of his (locked) dinghy. When the thief saw his flashlight and realized he had been discovered he started his engine and departed. No police report was made.

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