Oh Those Mischievous Mariners . . .

Actually, “marine mischief” sounds a lot like a bad 50s romance novel:

An illegal submarine bumped into trouble off the coast of Red Hook Friday morning.

The replica of a Revolutionary War submarine was stopped by the Coast Guard after it came too close to the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner.

Police took the sub’s sole occupant into custody, as well as two other men in a nearby rowboat.

They have not been charged yet, but have been issued citations for unsafe sailing and violation of a security zone.

In a statement, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the craft did not pose a terrorism threat and was a case of “three adventuresome individuals” involved in “marine mischief.”

Sure, it’s all good clean urban exploration until you start freaking out her majesty. (Or is it a case of bad performance art?)