Authorities with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife say the 42-year-old suspect, identified in local news outlets as Joshua Stedman, had gotten onto the $8-million boat by pretending he was the captain.⁠ ⁠ He was able to convince the crew to leave the dock — at least for a short while. The crew became suspicious when he started talking about meeting the "Chinese mothership." Authorities say the boat was on its way out of the harbor and about to head into the open ocean when one of the crew members finally called the real captain and realized they’d been tricked. The “imposter skipper” then turned the ship around and brought it back to port around 9:30 a.m.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠ ⁠ #fishing #fishingtrip #fishingseason #fishingboat #washingtonstate #boatcaptain #outdoors #outdoorlife⁠ Story by: dac.collins