Crime & Justice

Florida Man Charged Over Failed Attempt to Cross Atlantic in Giant ‘Hamster Wheel’

‘MANIFESTLY UNSAFE’

When Reza Baluchi was intercepted by the Coast Guard, he allegedly held them at bay for three days with a 12-inch knife and a fake bomb.

Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich 

Reporter

A photo of a “hamster wheel-like” contraption that Reza Baluchi allegedly tried to sail from Florida to London.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
Justin Rohrlich

Justin Rohrlich

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