A bit of fun in Seattle
From
gCaptain/Reuters:
Bail Set for Seattle High-Speed Ferry Thief
A man accused of leaping a fence at the Seattle waterfront and briefly commandeering a high-speed ferry used to shuttle passengers between Washington state and Canada was in jail on Monday with bail set at $200,000.
U.S. authorities say Samuel Kenneth McDonough was able to set the high-speed catamaran adrift into the region�s Elliott Bay on Sunday with no one else on board before authorities intervened to stop him and found he had locked himself in the ferry�s wheelhouse.
�It first appeared the clipper ship was adrift,� Seattle police said in a statement. �However, when a tugboat went to retrieve the boat they discovered there was a man on board.�
McDonough, 33, told police he had been trying to take the ferry to West Seattle, the statement said. He was arrested on suspicion of burglary, malicious mischief and reckless endangerment, a spokesman for the Port of Seattle said.
The ferry McDonough is accused of commandeering, a 330-passenger catamaran, is normally used to take foot passengers between Seattle and Victoria, in nearby British Columbia.
Sure... The captain left the keys in the ignition so you can just start it and drive it where you want to go. The ship is 132 feet long. Parking? No problem.
I would like to know what that guy was on so I can avoid it like the plague -- talk about industrial strength stupid...
Posted by DaveH at December 2, 2013 9:24 PM