mrmoshe Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Worker tries to steal yacht - one piece at a time A WORKER at a UK boat-building firm has been caught trying to steal a luxury yacht one piece at a time. James Light, 35, stole hundreds of yacht parts worth £55,000 ($133,000) over a period of seven years, Bournemouth Crown Court heard yesterday. He stole the parts from his former employer, Sunseeker. The case was compared to the Johnny Cash song One Piece At A Time, in which a Cadillac assembly line worker steals parts from the factory to build his own car. A Sunseeker spokesman said he believed Light, who had worked for the company for 11 years, intended to build a boat. "It appears that Mr Light was going to use the parts to build his own boat," the spokesman told the Daily Mail. "I don't think he had enough to build an entire Sunseeker, but he certainly could have used them for a smaller boat." Among the stolen items -- meant for the 16m Sunseeker motoryachts worth £1 million ($2.4 million) - were electrical components, a 1.2m radar mast, a widescreen TV, lifting straps and sternlights. They were stored in more than 100 boxes at a lock-up garage in Bournemouth. Light claimed he obtained the parts legitimately from a third party, but admitted charges of theft and handling stolen goods. Light also admitted cultivating cannabis and possessing ecstasy tablets, cocaine and cannabis. He was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence and ordered to do 200 hours of community service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Part time thief ? (sorry couldn't resist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I would want to know where he would put the mast when he tried to sneak that out?? Cheers Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 i wanna no how come he only got 12 months as a suspended sentence. If he had of stole $55000 cash instead of parts he would of got heaps longer, and had to serve it to.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomahawk1999 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 James Light, his nickname would have to be FINGERED wouldn't it???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrykrocker Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 haha as soon as I saw the threads title I thought of that johnny cash song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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