One-legged man who went viral for facing hurricane in his sailboat has lengthy criminal history
A one-legged man who became a hot topic on social media after saying he would brave Hurricane Milton on a yacht has been revealed to have a long criminal history. include He is suspected of trying to set the woman on fire. Joseph Malinowski, 54, has been nicknamed “Lieutenant Dan” by fans online, after the […]
Tampa’s ‘Lieutenant Dan’ Joseph Malinowski, rides out Hurricane Milton on sailboat
The one-legged yacht-dwelling Florida man affectionately nicknamed “Lieutenant Dan” weathered the wrath of Hurricane Milton in Tampa Bay before the mayor evacuated before the powerful storm. Even though he claimed to have done so, he was unharmed. A sailor who made headlines for refusing to leave his ship was forced to leave his home as […]
Pair rescued from disabled sailboat off popular beach
Emergency crews in Ocean City, New Jersey, sprang into action Saturday afternoon to rescue two people stranded on a disabled yacht that eventually ran aground on a sandbar near the beach. According to the Ocean City Fire Association, emergency crews, Ocean City police and beach patrol officers responded to a water rescue near 22nd Street […]
Florida sailor, Earl Barcome, and dog rescued by US Coast Guard from sailboat he was living on
A Florida sailor said he told his dog “Today is not the day to die” when his dream boat started sinking and was rescued in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after being hit by Hurricane Helen. Earl Barkham and his 10-year-old golden retriever, Gunn, lived in a 36-foot sailboat named Selkie for a year […]
Woman, child, tortoise, cat rescued from sailboat offshore Hawaii
The US Coast Guard and Navy rescued a woman, her daughter, and their pet cat and turtle from a yacht that was caught in bad weather about 925 miles off the coast of Hawaii. According to a Coast Guard news release, watchers at the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) in Honolulu received a distress alert […]