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☆ 'Lieutenant Dan,' who gained fame riding out hurricanes on boat, is arrested in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Joseph Malinowski, who gained internet fame because of his risky decisions to ride out Hurricane Helene and Milton on his 20-foot sailboat, was arrested Friday on multiple charges including failing to appear in court, Tampa police said. Malinowski, 54, known as "Lieutenant Dan," was arrested on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court and a misdemeanor charge of trespassing in a city park after warning, police said in a statement. Tampa police try to persuade "Lieutenant Dan" to leave for his safety, on Oct. 9. Spencer Platt / Getty ImagesHe was told to leave the Bayshore Linear Park and Dock but was still there Friday morning, police said. Malinowski survived Hurricane Milton aboard his sailboat after capturing national attention when TikTok creator Terrence Concannon posted a series of videos about his experience riding out Hurricane Helene.

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TAMPA, Fla. — 54-year-old Joseph Malinowski, who has been dubbed “Lieutenant Dan” on social media, has survived record-breaking Hurricane Milton on his 20-foot sailboat. As Hurricane Milton was bearing down on Tampa, Malinowski posted to his social media account to soothe his newfound audience’s worries, even as his boat rocked and shaked against increasing wind and rain. “I’m doing great!” he told NBC News on Wednesday around 7 p.m., approximately two hours before the storm was set to make landfall. "Lieutenant Dan" on his boat Wednesday in Tampa. “I’m going to go back to doing my regular thing, which I think is pretty inspirational,” he told NBC News.

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☆ A Florida man riding out Hurricane Milton on his boat alarms TikTok and local officials
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Sophia Pargas | Sophia Pargas Is A News Associate For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Lieutenant Dan. Courtesy Terrence ConcannonMalinowski, now known on TikTok as “Lieutenant Dan,” recently moved to Florida and lives on his 20-foot sailboat at the Tampa Bay Harbor. Check on Dan,’” Concannon told NBC News in an interview Wednesday morning. For “Lieutenant Dan,” the gesture did more than change his financial situation. But many — including Concannon — worry “Lieutenant Dan” may not survive Hurricane Milton, forecast as the worst hurricane to hit Tampa in over 100 years.

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