Overview

• Employees at Manhattan’s Dykman Street Marina expelled a 40-year-old Brooklyn man for erratic behavior before he returned naked to commandeer a small dinghy around noon.
• NYPD Harbor and Aviation Units launched a coordinated air-and-water pursuit as the stolen dinghy traversed the Hudson River.
• Harbor Unit officers boarded a moored catamaran to arrest the suspect without any reported injuries or damage to surrounding vessels.
• Police believe the man was under the influence of methamphetamines and transported him to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for evaluation.
• Authorities have opened an investigation into the marina’s security protocols following this incident and other recent safety breaches on the Hudson River.