Photo of the Day: Capsized Boat at Islands of San Blas, Panama

By on February 28, 2010 ]
Sunken Boats

Capsized Boat at San Blas Islands

On our last day of sailing through the San Blas Islands we headed to the Island of Porvenir to process our exit from Panama through the immigration office.  As we approached the island we immediately noticed this boat capsized.  We discovered that the boat ran into a reef, which is quite common, about 500 yards from the beach.  The boat owner ended up selling the boat to some locals who had to pull it to the beach in order to begin work to repair it.

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6 Responses to Photo of the Day: Capsized Boat at Islands of San Blas, Panama

  1. Michael Hodson October 2, 2010 at 12:35 #

    did you see that bigger freighter type ship that was run aground in the San Blas also? I need to pull my pics up of it.

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    • Jason October 17, 2010 at 11:52 #

      Yes, now that was a cool sighting.

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  2. ayngelinai October 2, 2010 at 13:17 #

    Good lord I’d like to know who the captain was.

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  3. Liv October 4, 2010 at 06:16 #

    Ahhh! Everyone off deck. Unfortunate for the owners, but fortunate for us because this was a great shot!

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  4. Dina October 13, 2010 at 10:12 #

    I hope they are okay, physically and financially… But it made a total gorgeous photo.

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    • Jason October 17, 2010 at 11:52 #

      There was a great story along with the picture. The captain ran into a reef surrounding the island. Unable to do anything with the boat, he sold it to the locals. They dragged it to the beach and as you see in this picture are still trying to figure out what to do with it.

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