Newport's Sailboat Drama: The Bold Heist That Led to a Deadly Showdown

A Rhode Island man was killed in a shootout with police after he allegedly stole a rare, luxury sailboat from a Jersey City marina and hightailed the vessel back home.

Brendan Norris, 27, was gunned down when he shot at police officers who discovered him aboard the stolen boat that was anchored at Rhode Island’s Newport Marina on Wednesday at around 9 a.m., officials said.

The modern-day pirate is believed to have commandeered a 1968 Hinkley Bermuda 40 from the Liberty Harbor Marina — billed as “just minutes from the heart of Manhattan” on Saturday night, according to WNBC.