CBS Documentary on Missing Sailor

[S/V Alchemy]

I stumbled across this (as one does) on YouTube. Apparently, it's airing this evening (Sat. Feb. 4) on CBS's 48 Hours.

Sneak peek: The Dark Side of Paradise - YouTube

I won't be able to watch it, but does anyone know the real story? Is it set in Indonesia?

Thanks.

[colemj]

No, the San Blas islands in Panama. This was an unfortunate incident last year with two cruisers being killed by a person operating an illegal business running people from Columbia to Panama. He lost his boat on a reef and killed two others for their boats to continue his operation.

Latitude 38 - 'Lectronic Latitude (scroll down a bit)

Mark

[captain465]

Why would you think Indonesia, when "Caribbean" is mentioned and "Panama" is shown clearly in the video???

[S/V Alchemy]

Because they mentioned pirates and the short shots of the people in the canoe looked vaguely Indonesian to me. There aren't a lot of Meso-Amerindians in downtown Toronto for me to judge.

[S/V Alchemy]

Originally Posted by colemj

No, the San Blas islands in Panama. This was an unfortunate incident last year with two cruisers being killed by a person operating an illegal business running people from Columbia to Panama. He lost his boat on a reef and killed two others for their boats to continue his operation.

Latitude 38 - 'Lectronic Latitude (scroll down a bit)

Mark

Thanks, that clears it up. It reminds me a bit of the case where the Canadian sailor was shot in front of his niece in, I think, Guatemala.

[red_sky]

That trailer is just tripe and the latitude38 link is not working for me for some reason. Any other non-FOX/CNN-sensationalist-docudrama style info on this? Curious.

[msponer]

Originally Posted by red_sky

That trailer is just tripe and the latitude38 link is not working for me for some reason. Any other non-FOX/CNN-sensationalist-docudrama style info on this? Curious.

Hi, there's a whole bunch on Panama Guide. I believe the gentleman in the video is the same guy who did the investigative reporting and wrote the articles for that site.

A notable article:
Additional Details On The Death of Douglas Gene Michalowski in Panama - Panama Guide

[red_sky]

Originally Posted by msponer

Hi, there's a whole bunch on Panama Guide. I believe the gentleman in the video is the same guy who did the investigative reporting and wrote the articles for that site.

A notable article:
Additional Details On The Death of Douglas Gene Michalowski in Panama - Panama Guide

Gracias!

[S/V Alchemy]

Originally Posted by red_sky

That trailer is just tripe and the latitude38 link is not working for me for some reason. Any other non-FOX/CNN-sensationalist-docudrama style info on this? Curious.

Frankly, the "tripe" factor is what prompted the initial query. It looked like "reality show" production values, with lots of time-eating repetition and rhetorical speculation, which frankly I don't care about.