A US man has been arrested after making an attempt to “run to London” via the Atlantic Ocean in a selfmade floating hamster wheel.
The 44-year-old man from Florida was intercepted by the US Coast Guard about 100km from Tybee Island, within the US state of Georgia, on August 26.
Reza Baluchi has tried to finish three related voyages earlier than, all of which have been intercepted by the Coast Guard.
The selfmade vessel was constructed like a wheel with massive inflated buoys propped across the outer rim. Paddles are used to propel it ahead, making the contraption revolve within the water.
“Based on the condition of the vessel – which was afloat as a result of wiring and buoys – [US Coast Guard] officers determined Baluchi was conducting a manifestly unsafe voyage,” the felony grievance says BBC.
Baluchi refused to step out of the contraption for 3 days and threatened to kill himself. He additionally claimed he had a bomb on board, in accordance with the BBC.
The marathon runner ultimately surrendered on September 1, abandoning his vessel on the Miami Coast Guard base.
Officials later confirmed that the bomb menace was illegitimate.
He is dealing with expenses of obstruction of boarding and violation of a Captain of the Port.
Baluchi was beforehand arrested for taking his vessel, which he calls “the bubble”, into the ocean after attempting to “run” from Floria to New York in 2021.
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Source: www.9news.com.au
