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Florida man tried to travel to London by crossing Atlantic Ocean in hamster wheel: Coast Guard
Fox 35 Orlando ^
| September 6, 2023
| FOX 35 News Staff
Posted on 09/06/2023 9:10:30 AM PDT by packagingguy
A Florida man is facing federal criminal charges after he attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean to get to England in a human-sized hamster wheel contraption, officials said.
Ray "Reza" Baluchi was charged with obstruction of a boarding and violation of a captain of the port order, according to a criminal complaint.
On Aug. 26, US Coast Guard officers stopped Baluchi after spotting him on his homemade vessel approximately 70 nautical miles east of Tybee Island, Georgia. It was then that he told officials he was headed to London, court documents said.
Officers deemed his hamster wheel – which was afloat as a result of wiring and buoys – was unsafe for the voyage and ordered him to get into their boat.
Authorities said Baluchi said he was armed with a 12-inch knife and would attempt to kill himself if officers tried to remove him from the wheel.
For days, Coast Guard officers tried to get Baluchi into their boat. At one point, officials said he displayed two knives and threatened to use a bomb to blow himself up, along with the wheel.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: atlanticcrossing; floridaman; hamsterwheel
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Florida man news for today.
To: packagingguy
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:11:15 AM PDT
by
aynrandfreak
(Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
To: packagingguy
Seems darwin compliant to me.
What’s the problem?
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:11:24 AM PDT
by
Samurai_Jack
(This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
To: packagingguy
Ron Obvious?
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:12:16 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: packagingguy
Just let him keep going.
Sharks will handle the rest..
To: packagingguy
For days, Coast Guard officers tried to get Baluchi into their boat. Sounds like the hamster wheel was seaworthy...
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:13:03 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
To: packagingguy
Frontiers Of Florida Manhood.
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:16:59 AM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: packagingguy
70 nautical miles
The USA has a nice wide territorial waters buffer!
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:19:15 AM PDT
by
TheDon
(Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
To: packagingguy
Florida Man and Baluchi, he never had a chance.
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:20:17 AM PDT
by
Jolla
To: packagingguy
If the Coast Guard thinks this story will stop me from trying to cross the Atlantic, they are very wrong. Tomorrow I’m going to do a last check of the window-washing fluid, then off I go.
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:20:37 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(The steal is real.)
To: packagingguy
I'd like to see him try this....
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:23:59 AM PDT
by
Bounced2X
(Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
To: Leaning Right
If the Coast Guard thinks this story will stop me from trying to cross the Atlantic, they are very wrong. Tomorrow I’m going to do a last check of the window-washing fluid, then off I go. Double check to make sure the wipers are in good shape. Could be crucial.
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:25:53 AM PDT
by
Bounced2X
(Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
To: packagingguy
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:26:36 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("Life without liberty is like a body without spirit." - Kahlil Gibran)
To: packagingguy
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:27:20 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Leaning Right
Wait, you’re missing something. You’ve got a “woodie”, but no surfboard!
To: packagingguy
Obviously nuts. Even for Florida.
Part of me says, write him off and let him go.
But, he is crazy and we’re supposed to protect those people from themselves.
Now, if he had a reliable crew to shadow and support him, it’d be fun to watch and they’d probably net him try.
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:35:16 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
To: COBOL2Java
That actually looks like it could be fun for a couple of hours on the lake in decent weather.
4,000 miles worth of open ocean though? Wonder how much meth he brought with him. And if he would turn back for more if he got to within a few days of London but ran our then...
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:36:09 AM PDT
by
L,TOWM
(An upraised middle finger is my virtue signal.)
To: packagingguy
Why stop him from trying. Seems like they have been harassing him. He did not call for help and was in international waters.
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:36:29 AM PDT
by
Reno89519
(DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
To: packagingguy
I think the authorities should have just warned him his attempt was not very smart, and then let him go on his way, with the additinal warning he’d get no help from them later on.
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:39:01 AM PDT
by
Wuli
To: packagingguy
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posted on
09/06/2023 9:42:26 AM PDT
by
Technocrat
(I am the very model of a modern thoughtcrime criminal)
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