Coastguards answer call, find man in bubble all at sea

[zwiebel]

When Miami coastguards answered a distress call Saturday, they found an exhausted, disorientated Reza Baluchi floating inside an inflatable bubble on the ocean. He asked for directions to Bermuda.

Fortunately, coastguards took him to hospital instead, where he is recovering nicely.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/Man-Floating-in-Bubble-Rescued-by-Coast-Guard-278130531.html

 

[zwiebel]

In case you're wondering, That's a 1000+ mile journey he was trying to make.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...BLE-rescued-coast-guard-Saturday-morning.html

 

[newone]

What was the BBC production that featured a person imprisoned on a 'mystery' island who tried to escape in a bubble - that's what this reminds me of.....hope they do a mental health eval while he's there. MOO

 

[al66pine]

there's another thread on this story;
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?80-Up-to-the-Minute
Alerting on my own post to let Mod know, see if thread merge is approp.

 

[katydid23]

Wow. Talk about not thinking things through. I stupidly went in one of those things after my kids begged me to. LOL

You get really dizzy, really freakin hot cuz the sun magnifies through the clear plastic, and it is stuffy. I cant imagine bouncing around in the ocean.

 

[wendybtn]

What on earth? Is there a way to steer that thing? Lol

 

[Meryl12]

I think the hospital will do a mental check on him, it was clearly a danger to himself (what he did). Not to mention the fact the Coast Guard had to rescue him. He would never have made it to Bermuda!!

 

[katydid23]

You cant steer. He was up to the mercy of the wind direction and the tides. lol