{"id":77736,"date":"2023-09-07T19:36:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/07\/coast-guard-arrests-florida-man-running-on-seafaring-hamster-wheel\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:52:05","slug":"coast-guard-arrests-florida-man-running-on-seafaring-hamster-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2023\/09\/07\/coast-guard-arrests-florida-man-running-on-seafaring-hamster-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard arrests Florida man running on seafaring hamster wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author Alan Fadling once wrote, \u201cWhen my heart is a hamster wheel, my inner life becomes a blur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps that little speck of inspiration is what spurred a Florida man to try to cross the Atlantic Ocean on such a contraption. Alas, as is the scourge of the hamster wheel, he didn\u2019t get very far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Coast Guard rescued and then arrested Reza Ray Baluchi for the stunt, and now he is facing federal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the criminal complaint, the \u201cHydro Pod\u201d in which Baluchi was running was spotted by the Coast Guard on Aug. 27 approximately 70 nautical miles off Tybee Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCoast Guard Seventh District crews terminated the manifestly unsafe voyage of Mr. Reza Baluchi and rescued him from his makeshift hydro-pod vessel approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of Georgetown, South Carolina ahead of Hurricane Idalia,\u201d according to a statement from<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCGSoutheast\/status\/1699490743281156448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1699490743281156448%7Ctwgr%5E814dfead76245e36a583911a9134d94c9fafd0fc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-journalonline.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2023%2F09%2F07%2Fhamster-wheel-reza-ray-baluchi-arrested-cross-atlantic-ocean%2F70783895007%2F\" target=\"_blank\"> U.S. Coast Guard Southeast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baluchi told the Coasties that his intended destination was London, England, and allegedly became hostile as Coast Guard personnel attempted to board the vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[T]he USCG Cutter VALIANT continued to make efforts to disembark BALUCHI utilizing their small boat,\u201d the complaint notes. \u201cHowever, BALUCHI displayed two knives and threatened to hurt himself if officers boarded the Vessel. Moreover, BALUCHI threatened to blow himself up, along with the Vessel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Coast Guardsmen involved deemed the threat to be credible, as Baluchi was holding wires. Ultimately, he reneged and admitted the threat was fabricated. It wasn\u2019t until Aug. 29 \u2014 and with the help of an additional cutter \u2014 that Baluchi was safely removed from the vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident does not mark Baluchi\u2019s first attempt at a trans-Atlantic hamster wheel journey. 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