Hydro pod runner ends attempt to run to Bermuda
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Gannet tow a hydro pod off the coast of Jupiter, Florida, April 24, 2016. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
MIAMI — The second attempt by an endurance runner hoping to reach Bermuda from Miami ended early Sunday when he asked to be removed from his “hydro pod.” The runner ignored a previously issued Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP) Order to not depart on...
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater rescues man from hydro bubble east of St. Augustine, Fla
MIAMI — A man was rescued from his hydro pod bubble 70 nautical miles east of St. Augustine, Florida, by a Coast Guard search-and-rescue crew Saturday morning.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 7th District command center received a report of Reza Baluchi, a U.S. citizen, floating in an inflatable bubble who was reportedly disoriented and asking for directions to Bermuda Wednesday. The Coast Guard...
