An extremely unskilled thief stole a 80-foot Hatteras just as the captain stepped off the boat around 11:30pm on Sunday. He was successful for a good few seconds, before he crashed into several boats and concrete pillars and sank the ship, which was listed as being worth $3.2 million.
Jim Terry witnessed the incident after being awoke by the incident as he was sleeping on his boat. The yacht lost power in one engine, which made it difficult to steer.
“He was screaming ‘help, help, help anybody help’ because the guy was going crazy. The guy was a freakin’ lunatic. I just thank God he didn’t crash into my boat, really, I mean I got damage but not as much as there could have been. My life was in jeopardy,” said Terry.
The thief jumped overboard as soon as Miami Fire Rescue arrived. Despite search parties from both the police dive team and the Coast Guard, the thief still remains at large.
A second attempted theft was reported early the next morning, which resulted in the sinking of a yacht, but police haven’t said if the two incidents are connected.
