Washington man arrested for stealing $8M fishing boat with crew still on board, officials say
A 42-year-old man from Aberdeen, Wash. is being held on $250,000 bail, after he allegedly stole an 80-foot, $8 million commercial fishing boat out of Westport on Feb. 8 with the crew still on board. Suspect Joshua Stedman boarded the Jamie Marie around 9 a.m. and temporarily convinced the crew that he was the boat’s new captain, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police said. “A subject had boarded the vessel, woke the crew and advised them they needed to get underway,” the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police wrote on social media. “The newer crew did not know the captain, but didn’t argue, thinking he was an alternate operator, or someone sent by the real captain. He surely acted the part as he knew how to start and operate the large vessel.” more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 07:58
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