Florida man tried piloting big floating hamster wheel within the Atlantic

Florida man by no means fails to impress and entertain, however the newest story out of the Sunshine State is on one other degree. The U.S. Coast Guard discovered Reza Baluchi, a marathon runner, 70 nautical miles off the coast of Georgia final month. Whereas that wouldn’t often be an issue, he was present in a selfmade “Hydro Pod,” a human-sized floating hamster wheel that he claimed would take him all the best way to London.

Baluchi was masking his journey on his personal YouTube channel, as you possibly can see from the preliminary stay video above. The Coast Guard was not impressed with Baluchi’s “manifestly unsafe” stunt, however he wasn’t able to go down with out a combat, or at the least threats of 1. He stated he would kill himself with a big knife if anybody tried to arrest him, and he lied to officers, telling them he had a bomb on board.

Baluchi’s eventual arrest took three days. Although it’s an incredible story, this incident isn’t probably the most attention-grabbing a part of the man’s misadventures. His try at a transatlantic journey in a bootleg boat wasn’t the primary time he tried – and failed – to pilot the factor lengthy distances over open water.

In 2021, he launched the “boat” in Florida in an try to succeed in New York. The stunt landed Baluchi within the nationwide information cycle for some time, however he solely made it 25 miles out of the 1,200 or so nautical miles he wanted to cowl. Officers observe two different “tried voyages,” one in 2014 and the subsequent in 2016. The earlier authorized actions prohibited Baluchi from working the Hydro Pod, stating that it was unsafe and wanted to be inspected.

Court docket paperwork state that Baluchi did not adjust to these orders, resulting in a cost for violating a captain of the port order. He additionally picked up a cost for obstruction of a boarding for his conduct. It’s unclear if officers will cost him for the faux bomb statements or the knife threats.

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