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Had he ever demonstrated that could get further than his own state, you might have a point. But those reading TFA all the way to the end know that it’s not the
by mikestew 3y ago
Had he ever demonstrated that could get further than his own state, you might have a point. But those reading TFA all the way to the end know that it’s not the first time the Coast Guard has pulled him out of the water, and it’s not been far from where he started.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoWhat wasn’t clear from the article is if he needed to be pulled out of the water or if the coast guard “rescued” him because they just assumed he was insane. (Which seems reasonable). He does however seem to not want to be rescued and allows to hamster wheel himself to a probable death. I do wonder why he isn’t allowed to, people do all sorts of insane things and die doing it and they’re allowed to, such as difficult climbs without ropes.
- Alupis 3y agoProbably because a few days at sea later... he'll pop his emergency beacon and the Coast Guard will spend a bunch of time and resources plucking him out of the water. With ocean currents, winds, etc., it seems vastly unlikely his contraption would have traveled any distance the ocean didn't allow anyway.
- mikestew 3y ago"In 2021, he was arrested after being rescued while trying to ride from Florida to New York after drifting 30 miles south of his departure point." For those not familiar with U. S. geography, New York is north of Florida, not south.
- mattbrewsbytes 3y agoThe article clearly stated he is facing charges for obstruction of boarding so the Coast Guard had probable cause to board and he refused and said he had a bomb. Given that this is his third/fourth attempt at hamster wheeling in the Atlantic they probably knew exactly who it was when they got the call.
- NikkiA 3y ago30 miles in entirely the wrong direction is actually much further than I'd have expected him to get