A San Diego man identified as 38-year-old Joel Siam was taken into custody Thursday after authorities said he allegedly stole a docked yacht and took it on a joyride before colliding with other vessels in Newport Harbor.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - A San Diego man was taken into custody Thursday after authorities said he allegedly stole a docked yacht and took it on a joyride before colliding with other vessels in Newport Harbor.
Joel Siam, 38, was taken into custody on suspicion of stealing the 60-foot yacht, according to Carrie Braun, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Authorities were called about 9:20 a.m. regarding the stolen yacht, which was being serviced when it was taken, Braun said. Because it was being serviced, the keys were left on board. It was stolen when the person repairing it had stepped away, she added.
Siam allegedly crashed the yacht into multiple other boats, damaging at least two and perhaps a third while joyriding around the harbor before it eventually slammed into the sea wall next to the Lido Island Bridge, Braun said.Debora Dolly, who was inside one of the vessels the man collided with, told Los Angeles TV station CBS2 that the force of the collision caused part of her boat to crash in on her and hit her head. However, she told the station she was not seriously injured.
No further injuries were reported. The extent of the damage caused during the theft was not immediately known.
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