Man arrested running across the Atlantic ocean in floating hamster wheel
TYBEE, GA – A Florida man, Reza Baluchi, was recently apprehended by the Coast Guard, 70 miles off Tybee Island, Georgia. The 44-year-old marathoner was found on August 26, attempting to traverse the Atlantic in a peculiar hamster wheel-like device, with the aim of reaching London. Baluchi now faces federal charges following his rescue. The unique vessel, described as a giant metal drum buoyed by inflatables and powered by the runner inside, was deemed “manifestly …