JAMIE MARIE

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Man arrested after stealing fishing vessel along with crew

A man was arrested after allegedly stealing the 'Jamie Marie' on Feb 26, 2025, in Westport, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. One of its crew members was on patrol when he received a radio call about the theft. The suspect had boarded the vessel, woke the crew, and instructed them to set sail. The crew, unfamiliar with the captain, assumed the man was an alternate operator and complied. As the vessel transited further out and onto the Grays Harbor bar about to cross into the ocean, the crew finally figured out something was wrong. The subject steering the vessel was talking about meeting the “Chinese Mothership” and was not making sense. He certainly was not describing fishing activity. A call to the actual captain confirmed the man had no authority to be on the ship. The suspect eventually returned the vessel to port, where he was apprehended by a member of the WDFW and Sgt. Mathews of the Westport Police Department. Authorities found $4,000 in cash and a large amount of individually packaged marijuana in his possession. Further investigation revealed the suspect had attempted to commandeer another large vessel earlier that morning, starting its engines and trying to rally the crew for a sea voyage. The crew managed to remove him from the ship, but did not report the incident until the theft of the 'Jamie Marie' was underway. The suspect was booked into jail on charges of Theft 1, Possession of Stolen Property 1, vehicle prowl 1, and VUCSA manufacture/delivery, according to the Westport police.

Jamie Marie refloated

The "Jamie Marie" was able to get off the beach after having been stuck about 1,000 feet North of the last shipwreck, the "Privateer" on the beach in Ocean Shorejust North of the North Jetty with a catch of hake. Crews were able to get the ship facing out before sand began to swamp the aft and propeller. In the afternoon of May 23 she was sunk into the sand by about 12 feet. They were unable to float out under their own power at the next high tide in the afternoon, but with the aid of a tug, the "Jamie Marie" broke loose at high tide in the early morning of May 24. Report with photos: http://kbkw.com/jamie-marie-floats-free-day-beach-ocean-shores/

Fishing vessel aground at Ocean Shores

The "Jamie Marie" ran into trouble off the coast of Ocean Shores on May 23, 2016. The vessel was heavily loaded with fish when it ran aground. The Coast Guard launched rescue choppers around 1 a.m. and made sure everybody on board the beached vessel was safe. There were no injuries and no reports of fuel spilled. There were 4000 gallons of diesel fuel and 60 gallons of lubrication oil on board. As much as 300,000 pounds of Pacific Whiting fish may have to be off-loaded into a vehicle or dumped in order to remove the vessel. The crew chose to stay on board to maintain the catch and ready the vessel to be refloated beginning at the 3:30 p.m. high tide. A tug was in place to pull the vessel from the beach during the next high tide at around 2:30 a.m. on May 24 just in case the refloat plan failed. Reports with photos: http://q13fox.com/2016/05/23/fishing-boat-runs-aground-near-ocean-shores/ http://ecologywa.blogspot.de/2016/05/second-vessel-runs-aground-at-ocean.html