Laura B. Palmese, 38, and Jon P. Stevens, 48, both of Connecticut, swam to the USS Ling, which is moored in the Hackensack River, after leaving their car at a nearby diner, city police said in a statement Thursday.
The duo allegedly stole a lantern and a medical corps lieutenant's shoulder lapel from the historic former Navy vessel on Aug. 11.
Palmese has worked as a member of Thames Society of Paranormal Investigations, a Connecticut-based team of ghost hunters who seek out the supernatural around the region.
"Our mission is to research, investigate, educate and provide assistance to those who are experiencing the paranormal phenomenon," the group website says.
The group's director, Shamus Denniston, insisted Palmese was not tracking down a spirit on the Ling for his team during the alleged burglary.
"I know she has a side hobby to do urban exploring," Denniston told NJ Advance Media, referring to people who visit abandoned sites.
"She wasn't working with us," Denniston added.
Denniston said Palmese, a doctor of psychology, served as a "paranormal investigator" with his team.
"She joined the team following a life-long interest in all things paranormal, which was perhaps fueled by her love of horror novels and movies," according to her profile on the TSPI site.
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