Man arrested after attempting to ‘run’ throughout Atlantic Ocean

@FlaglerSheriff / X

A person has been arrested after attempting to ‘run’ throughout the Atlantic Ocean in a home made vessel resembling a hamster wheel. Authorities needed to wait three days for the person, who’s now going through federal expenses, to go away his wheel.

Authorities apprehended Florida man Reza Baluchi off the coast of Tybee Island, Georgia on August 26, nevertheless officers say he refused to go away his weird contraption for 3 days.

The hamster wheel-like creation has paddles designed to propel the gadget ahead because it revolves.

The 44-year-old ultimately left his vessel on September 1, having initially claimed he had an explosive gadget on board, which was later discovered to be pretend.

Baluchi is now going through federal expenses of obstruction of a boarding, and violation of a Captain of the Port order.