Posted on Sep 8, 2023
Coast Guard arrests a man trying to run a giant hamster wheel across the Atlantic
476
4
2
2
2
0
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/ [login to see] /coast-guard-hamster-wheel-reza-baluchi-atlantic-ocean
Try as he might, Reza Baluchi can't reach his destination without running afoul of the U.S. Coast Guard.
The key problem is his vessel: a giant floating hamster wheel made of buoys and wire, self-propelled by Baluchi running inside.
Baluchi, who lives in Florida after being granted asylum from Iran, was taken in by the Coast Guard last week aboard his vessel, following several days of back and forth with the authorities.
According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. district court in South Florida, the Coast Guard cutter Valiant came across Baluchi and his homemade vessel about 70 nautical miles east of Tybee Island, Ga., on August 26 as the Coast Guard was preparing for Hurricane Franklin.
Try as he might, Reza Baluchi can't reach his destination without running afoul of the U.S. Coast Guard.
The key problem is his vessel: a giant floating hamster wheel made of buoys and wire, self-propelled by Baluchi running inside.
Baluchi, who lives in Florida after being granted asylum from Iran, was taken in by the Coast Guard last week aboard his vessel, following several days of back and forth with the authorities.
According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. district court in South Florida, the Coast Guard cutter Valiant came across Baluchi and his homemade vessel about 70 nautical miles east of Tybee Island, Ga., on August 26 as the Coast Guard was preparing for Hurricane Franklin.
Coast Guard arrests a man trying to run a giant hamster wheel across the Atlantic
Posted from npr.org
Coast Guard
Tybee Island
State of Florida
London
Posted 8 mo ago
Responses: 2
1
1
0
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel DUH...
"He has also tried for New York
In 2021, Baluchi's redesigned hamster wheel made headlines when it came onshore in Flagler County, Fla. Bodycam footage shows his interaction with the responding officers from the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. "Where are you supposed to land?" the officer asks.
"I'm going to New York," Baluchi says, his giant hamster wheel on the beach behind him.
"Did you start on a bigger vessel?" the officer asks. Baluchi looks at him blankly and says, "Huh?"
"Were you on a bigger vessel or is this all you have?" the officer asks.
"This is all I have," says Baluchi.
Baluchi now faces charges of Obstruction of Boarding, and Violation of a Captain of the Port Order.
Whether it will be enough to keep Baluchi on land remains to be seen.
"Dream no coming after you," Baluchi told VICE. "You must follow your dream."
"He has also tried for New York
In 2021, Baluchi's redesigned hamster wheel made headlines when it came onshore in Flagler County, Fla. Bodycam footage shows his interaction with the responding officers from the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. "Where are you supposed to land?" the officer asks.
"I'm going to New York," Baluchi says, his giant hamster wheel on the beach behind him.
"Did you start on a bigger vessel?" the officer asks. Baluchi looks at him blankly and says, "Huh?"
"Were you on a bigger vessel or is this all you have?" the officer asks.
"This is all I have," says Baluchi.
Baluchi now faces charges of Obstruction of Boarding, and Violation of a Captain of the Port Order.
Whether it will be enough to keep Baluchi on land remains to be seen.
"Dream no coming after you," Baluchi told VICE. "You must follow your dream."
(1)
(0)
1
1
0
Get our latest mobile game!Apple - https://tinyurl.com/dumbwaysappleGoogle Play - https://tinyurl.com/dumbwaysandroidDownload the song: https://itunes.apple....
"Dumb ways to die"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw
(1)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google