His dinghy was in full view.
A unadorned, unhinged man jumped right into a small dinghy at a Manhattan marina Saturday and took off within the Hudson River earlier than leaping onto a moored catamaran as cops pursued him by air and water, police stated.
The very match trying 40-year-old Brooklyn man hopped into the smaller, dinghy sailboat on the Dykman Road Marina round midday after staff there kicked him out as a result of he was appearing erratically, cops stated.
The nautical loon was totally clothed on the time, however then returned fully bare a couple of minutes later, police stated.
Earlier than the staff might cease him, he allegedly jumped into the dinghy and sailed out into the river, cops stated.
However the NYPD’s Aviation and Harbor Items have been shortly notified and went searching for him, cops stated.
The seafaring kook then sailed that boat to the bigger, anchored catamaran sailboat and climbed on board, police stated.
“He jumps from one boat to the other,” a legislation enforcement supply stated.
Police from the Harbor Unit made their solution to the catamaran and climbed on board too, arresting the person, cops stated.
The person, whose identification wasn’t launched, was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for therapy, police stated.
He was believed to be on methamphetamines, a police supply stated.
Further reporting by Georgia Worrell.
