MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore, according to a criminal complaint filed in Miami.
And on Sept. 1, he was brought to the Coast Guard base in Miami Beach.
Baluchi attempted a voyage in a similar homemade vessel in 2014, the complaint said.
In 2015, he was served a captain of the port order from the Coast Guard that applied to any subsequent voyages.
He attempted another voyage in 2021, and the Coast Guard intervened then as well.
Persons:
Reza Baluchi, Hurricane Franklin, Baluchi, Michael A, Perez, Campbell, Valiant, Micki Bloom
Organizations:
MIAMI, U.S . Coast Guard, The Coast Guard, Coast Guard, U.S . Navy, Ordinance, Unit, Associated Press
Locations:
Florida, Miami, Tybee Island, Georgia, England, Miami Beach