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 mentioned.
The very match wanting 40-year-old Brooklyn man hopped into the smaller, dinghy sailboat on the Dykman Road Marina round midday after workers there kicked him out as a result of he was performing erratically, cops mentioned.
The nautical loon was absolutely clothed on the time, however then returned fully bare a couple of minutes later, police mentioned.
Earlier than the staff may cease him, he allegedly jumped into the dinghy and sailed out into the river, cops mentioned.
However the NYPD’s Aviation and Harbor Models have been rapidly notified and went on the lookout for him, cops mentioned.
The seafaring kook then sailed that boat to the bigger, anchored catamaran sailboat and climbed on board, police mentioned.
“He jumps from one boat to the opposite,” a regulation enforcement supply mentioned.
Police from the Harbor Unit made their method to the catamaran and climbed on board too, arresting the person, cops mentioned.
The person, whose id wasn’t launched, was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for remedy, police mentioned.
He was believed to be on methamphetamines, a police supply mentioned.
Extra reporting by Georgia Worrell.
