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Attempted Bubble Traveler Arrested In U.S.
Reza Baluchi – the man who has repeatedly attempted to travel from Florida to Bermuda in a bubble – was arrested after another failed effort to cross the Atlantic Ocean in his homemade vessel, with the would-be bubble traveler attempting to get to London in his latest attempt. Mr. Baluchi made his first attempt in 2014, resulting in him... Read more of this article
Reza Baluchi Attempts Bubble Travel Again
Reza Baluchi has once again attempted to travel from Florida to Bermuda in a bubble, with his latest effort – which is at least his fourth attempt in the past seven years — ending up with his bubble washing up on a Florida beach. The latest attempt by Mr Baluchi, whose website was promoting that his “adventure to Bermuda” would... Read more of this article
Video: Vice Highlights Attempted Bubble Travel
Years after his ill fated attempts to run from Florida to Bermuda in a bubble, the efforts by Reza Baluchi to travel via bubble have been highlighted in a video by Vice. The video, which was released yesterday, has over 1 million views on YouTube so far, and is ranked in the top ten trending videos. The description of the Vice video says, “In... Read more of this article
Reza Baluchi Placed In Psychiatric Hospital In US
Reza Baluchi — who keeps trying to travel from Florida to Bermuda in a bubble — was reportedly committed to a Jacksonville psychiatric hospital under the Florida Mental Health Act after making his third attempt at the 1,000 mile journey. In his effort to avoid the Coast Guard, Mr Baluchi tried to begin his latest attempt from international waters,... Read more of this article
‘Bubble Man’ Will Try Again Despite Warning
Despite the U.S. Coast Guard ordering him not to undertake the journey and stopping his last attempt, Reza Baluchi is apparently still planning to try to travel from Florida to Bermuda in a bubble again next month – according to a report from NBC’s Today. The Coast Guard has already told Mr Baluchi he is “not authorized to depart”... Read more of this article
Bubble Man Violates USCG Order, Voyage Ended
The man who planned to make the 1,000 mile journey from Florida to Bermuda in a bubble has been picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard which posted, “Adventure runner’s voyage ends after he violated a USCG order not to embark on his seagoing journey”, in a tweet this evening [April 24]. The Daily Mail reported, “Miami Coast Guard... Read more of this article
Coast Guard Gives Bubble Man An Ultimatum
The man who plans to make the 1,000 mile journey from Florida to Bermuda in a bubble has been “given an ultimatum” by the U.S. Coast Guard – that he is to provide a self-rescue plan or his “trip could be terminated.” Reza Baluchi has already attempted to make the journey, and was rescued by the Coast Guard back in 2014,... Read more of this article
Man To Make Second Attempt To Travel In Bubble
[Updated] Reza Baluchi — who was rescued by the Coast Guard in 2014 while attempting to travel 1,000 miles to Bermuda in a bubble — is attempting to travel to Bermuda again today, according to a story by the Sun Sentinel. He set off from Florida, but was “pushed back to shore by the wind” last night, however apparently plans to give... Read more of this article
Man Plans To Bubble Travel Again In January
Reza Baluchi — who was rescued by the Coast Guard while attempting to travel to Bermuda in a bubble earlier this month — said he plans to design a “4th generation bubble” and attempt to “bubble across the Bermuda Triangle” again in January. Mr. Baluchi’s ambitious attempt to travel from Miami to Bermuda in a bubble... Read more of this article
Bubble Traveler: ‘I Was Not Asking For Rescue’
[Updated] A man who was rescued after attempting to travel from Miami to Bermuda in a bubble has said he was not asking to be rescued, and is now soliciting donations online to rebuild the bubble so he can keep his “dream alive to run across land and sea.” Reza Baluchi’s ambitious attempt to travel from Miami to Bermuda in a bubble ended... Read more of this article
Coast Guard Rescue Man On Bubble Journey
[Updated with video & audio] A man attempting to travel from Miami to Bermuda in a bubble that allows him to run on water was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard today [Oct 4], after reportedly being found floating in the bubble, disoriented and asking for directions to Bermuda. Athlete Reza Baluchi had planned to make the Miami to Bermuda trip —... Read more of this article