Woman high on drink and drugs shouted ‘I’m Jack Sparrow’ as she stole passenger ferry

September 21, 2012 - 12:30 pm | Category: Weird

A British woman claiming to be a pirate hopped onto a moored ferry and sailed off with it.

Alison Whelan was in the middle of a two-day bender on booze and hallucinogens when she found her way onto the 100-passenger ship, untied it from the dock and called emergency services, claiming to be Captain Jack Sparrow. She ended up doing tens of thousands of dollars of damage to other vessels on her wild ride, which one onlooker compared to “a pinball machine.”

Authorities eventually cut the trip short, pulling Whelan to shore as she cackled about almost making it to St. Tropez. She was sentenced to 120 days in prison for the joyride.