> Mr Baluchi's voyage began as officials were preparing for the arrival of a major hurricane. > Officials said he refused to step off the vessel and threatened

> Mr Baluchi's voyage began as officials were preparing for the arrival of a major hurricane. > Officials said he refused to step off the vessel and threatened to kill himself. He also claimed that he had a bomb on board, according to court papers. > On 1 September, he eventually surrendered and abandoned his vessel after being brought to a Coast Guard base in Miami. > Officials later determined that the "bomb" had been fake. > He is now facing federal charges of obstruction of a boarding, and violation of a Captain of the Port order. He wasn't arrested for an unsafe vessel, he was arrested for everything else it appears.