Stolen yacht hits boats during chase across Newport Beach harbor

A person who stole a 60-foot yacht was arrested Thursday after a 10-minute chase that ended with him hitting two different boats and a seawall in Newport Seashore harbor, police stated.

A report of somebody vandalizing a yacht led police to the Pacific Coast Freeway shortly after 10 a.m. however when officers arrived they stated the suspect jumped into the boat and took off, authorities stated.

Dylan Eckardt took video of the boat colliding with a docked sailboat, pulling down its mast.

Debora Dolly was aboard the sailboat when it was struck and stated the starboard facet crashed into her a number of occasions.

Dolly stated she hit her head however in any other case was effective.

After hitting the sailboat, the boat backed up, circled and, pursued by the Orange County Sheriff’s Division Harbor Patrol, continued by the harbor till it hit one other parked vessel then slammed right into a seawall beside a bridge.

Joel Siam, 33, of San Diego was arrested on suspicion of grand theft of a ship and possession of a stolen boat and was jailed on $3 million bail, authorities stated.

It wasn’t instantly clear whether or not he had an lawyer to talk on his behalf.

The yacht was in a dock for upkeep and the keys have been inside when it was taken, sheriff’s deputies stated.

The proprietor of the stolen boat informed the station that it was purchased new in August and was for use for a constitution enterprise. The proprietor additionally stated a half-bottle of tequila from contained in the yacht was now gone.