Keyser_Soze Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Florida man arrested after trying to cross Atlantic in hamster wheel vessel WWW.BBC.COM Reza Baluchi tried to "run" from Florida to London in a homemade vessel during hurricane season. Quote The US Coast Guard intercepted Reza Baluchi about 70 miles (110km) off Tybee Island, Georgia on 26 August. Officials said the 44-year-old marathon runner refused to leave the vessel for three days. Officials said he refused to step off the vessel and threatened to kill himself. He also claimed that he had a bomb on board, according to court papers. Officials later determined that the "bomb" had been fake. He is now facing federal charges of obstruction of a boarding, and violation of a Captain of the Port order. Been a while since we've heard about the Floridaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Florida man gives Cubans a whole new idea, also homelessness may have been solved by Florida man. Seriously though, why can't a dude just build himself something & try it out? Literally only him going & doing something dumb, let him learn his lesson like Darwin hopes for!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 We used to be a free country, damnit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 How far was he from international waters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 10, 2023 Author Share Posted September 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, TheLeon said: How far was he from international waters? 12 nautical miles is where "international waters" begin but the high seas, 200 nm out, are beyond national jurisdiction. So he was almost halfway there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 So much for freedom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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