{"id":2026328,"date":"2023-09-08T19:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-man-facing-federal-charges-after-attempting-to-cross-atlantic-ocean-in-hamster-wheel\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:52:25","slug":"florida-man-facing-federal-charges-after-attempting-to-cross-atlantic-ocean-in-hamster-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-man-facing-federal-charges-after-attempting-to-cross-atlantic-ocean-in-hamster-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man charged after trying to cross Atlantic in hamster wheel."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-man-facing-federal-charges-after-attempting-to-cross-atlantic-ocean-in-hamster-wheel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026328&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Is he the Forrest Gump of the high seas?<\/h2>\n<p>A Florida man is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-house-speaker-pelosis-laptop-missing-w-va-delegate-charged-for-his-role-in-capitol-breach\/\" title=\"Reports: House Speaker Pelosi\u2019s laptop missing &#038; W. Va. delegate charged for his role in Capitol breach\">facing federal charges<\/a> after an attempt to\u200c cross the Atlantic Ocean in a nautical \u201chamster wheel,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hamster-wheel-atlantic-ocean-arrest-e2c6f5fb62fa642cf0b43eb18d11644b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Reza \u201cRay\u201d Baluchi,\u2064 51, was charged Tuesday with obstruction of\u200c boarding and a violation of a captain of the port order, according to \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-antifa-activist-daniel-alan-baker-arrested-for-plotting-to-murder-trump-supporters-says-he-received-soros-money\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Antifa Activist Daniel Alan Baker Arrested for Plotting to Murder Trump Supporters \u2014 Says He Received Soros Money\">criminal complaint filed<\/a> \u200din Miami.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the first time Baluchi has navigated the ocean in the contraption, using a system \u2062of buoys\u2064 and wires to keep his hamster wheel afloat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reza Ray Baluchi has, on two separate occasions in 2014 and 2016, tried\u2064 to \u201crun\u201d\u200c 3,000 \u200dmiles\u200c from Florida \u2064to Bermuda in a\u2064 self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-man-facing-federal-charges-after-attempting-to-cross-atlantic-ocean-in-hamster-wheel\/\" title=\"Florida man charged after trying to cross Atlantic in hamster wheel.\">-built hamster ball-<\/a>like watercraft. In 2021, he attempted to \u201crun\u201d from Florida\u200c to New York. He had to be\u2063 rescued\u2063 on each\u2063 of these expeditions. \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0bdutYFcD8\">pic.twitter.com\/0bdutYFcD8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Possum\u2064 Reviews (@ReviewsPossum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReviewsPossum\/status\/1469145933845831681?\">December \u206410, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-oceangate-suspends-operations-coast-guard-investigates-sub-implosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coast Guard<\/a> personnel spotted him in \u200dthe\u2062 bizarre contraption off the coast of Tybee Island, Georgia, on Aug. 26, the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>He told the authorities he was going to London.<\/p>\n<p>Baluchi posted a $250,000 bond, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/reza-ray-baluchi-home-made-hyrdo-bubble-vessel-marathon-runner-daredevil-run-from-florida-england-us-coast-guard-rescue-fake-bomb-knives-base-miami-florida-september-6-2023#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPEC-TV<\/a> in West Palm Beach. His arraignment \u2063is scheduled for Sept. 15.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">His latest stunt? Attempting\u200c to run\u200c in a floating bubble, hamster \u200cwheel-like vessel from Florida to England. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KtMshJon6l\">https:\/\/t.co\/KtMshJon6l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WPEC\u2064 CBS12 News (@CBS12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBS12\/status\/1699566900945064229?\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Baluchi allegedly refused\u2063 to comply\u2063 with directives that he disembark the hamster vessel and board a Coast\u2063 Guard boat for rescue.<\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard personnel cited the dangers of the incoming Hurricane Idalia \u2014 pointing out that a craft such as Baluchi\u2019s was in no position\u200c to\u200c weather the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oceanside-wedding-guests-can-stare-massive-oncoming-wave-watch-moment-realize-seawall-isnt-going-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stormy conditions<\/a> \u2064he was likely to face.<\/p>\n<p>Baluchi wielded a knife in interactions with the Coast Guard \u2062and at one point threatened to use wires within his craft to\u200d blow it up, Coast Guard Special Agent Michael Perez said \u2063in the complaint, \u200baccording to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities eventually succeeded in retrieving him from the bubble on Aug. 29, returning him to a Coast Guard base in Miami Beach on Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Baluchi\u2019s bizarre quests \u2014\u2064 including one in which he sought \u200dto navigate the \u2064hamster\u2062 wheel from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-man-no-arms-legs-set-compete-2-mile-run-say-wont\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> to Bermuda \u2014 were \u200dprofiled in a Vice News documentary three years \u200cago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The Coast Guard \u2064has stopped him in the wheel three times before the latest incident, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/09\/07\/1198252469\/coast-guard-hamster-wheel-reza-baluchi-atlantic-ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Baluchi \u201chas attempted voyages in \u200ca similar homemade vessel \u2064in\u200c 2014, 2016, and 2021, all of which \u2062resulted in \u200dUSCG intervention,\u201d Perez<strong> <\/strong>wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This morning, the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCSO?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FCSO<\/a> responded to a call\u200c about\u2062 a vessel washing ashore in the Hammock area.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the concerned citizens who reported this. We are happy to announce that \u200bthe occupant of the\u200b vessel is safe with no injuries! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SeeSomethingSaySomething?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SeeSomethingSaySomething<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zlenQd1tX7\">pic.twitter.com\/zlenQd1tX7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Flagler County\u200d Sheriff\u2019s Office (@FlaglerSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FlaglerSheriff\/status\/1418926726814576646?\">July 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He rejects the idea\u200d he needs any assistance from the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been five years, like, \u2063do this thing,\u201d Baluchi told the Coast Guard in 2016, according to\u2062 NPR.\u200d \u201cThey stop me every time, they save my life. I don\u2019t no need it, save my life. I don\u2019t no need it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-man-facing-federal-charges-attempting-cross-atlantic-ocean-hamster-wheel\/\">Florida Man\u2062 Facing Federal Charges After Attempting to Cross\u2062 Atlantic\u2062 Ocean\u200b in Hamster Wheel<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida man, Reza &#8220;Ray&#8221; Baluchi, is facing federal charges for his ambitious attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a nautical &#8220;hamster wheel.&#8221; Charged with obstruction of boarding and violating a captain of the port order, Baluchi&#8217;s high-seas adventure has drawn comparisons to Forrest Gump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":666,"featured_media":2026329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2026329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}