Friend of mine has a canoe. Yep, he is in the navy, just like you.
right. Its a boat so that makes him in the navy.
I thought they arrested the poor guy...
https://www.foxnews.com/us/viral-tampa-sensation-lieutenant-dan-who-rode-out-hurricane-milton-boat-describes-how-he-survived
"Despite pleas from local residents, law enforcement officials and the
mayor of Tampa, Jane Castor, to leave and seek shelter, Malinowski chose
to stay put with his boat tied to Bayshore Boulevard near Tampa General
Hospital. He also rode out Hurricane Helene in the same boat.
"It’s a boat," he said. "You keep the water out of the boat, you’ll be
fine."
Castor spoke during a press conference Wednesday night and said the man
the Tampa community refers to as "Lieutenant Dan" had been taken to a
shelter. But live TikTok feeds and news interviews indicated he was
still in his boat refusing to leave the vessel.
"Did the wind come through heavy? Yeah. Was it crazy for a little while?
Yes, it was. Did it bother me? No, ‘cause I knew what I was doing,"
Malinowski said.
"I know I’d be fine," he said. "God had his finger on me."
He caught the attention of TikToker Adin Ross, who offered to purchase
"Lieutenant Dan" a $50,000-$100,000 boat and initiated a full-time live
stream TikTok deal where Malinowski could document his "voyages" and
produce income for the lone sailor via social media.
However, Ross rescinded the offer when he found Malinowski’s lengthy
criminal record, which includes arrests for hitting a police officer and
allegedly trying to set a woman on fire, according to the New York Post."
(definitely NOT the Gump film's Lt. Dan...)
"During meditation, Malinowski told Fox News Digital, he envisioned a
ring around him that he believed might have protected him from striking
the channel’s wall. When he became distracted from meditation, he said
he thrashed against the dock again, causing more damage.
Ahead of Hurricane Helene, Malinowski said he tied his anchor lines to
the Bayshore Boulevard dock. He says he experienced a "peaceful night"
and slept around 4½ hours before waking up in his boat away from the
dock and near Harbour Island, which shares the channel with Bayshore."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lieutenant-dan-gained-fame-riding-hurricanes-boat-arrested-florida-rcna176188
"Joseph Malinowski, who gained internet fame because of his risky
decisions to ride out Hurricane Helene and Milton on his 20-foot
sailboat, was arrested Friday on multiple charges including failing to
appear in court, Tampa police said.
Malinowski, 54, known as "Lieutenant Dan," was arrested on two
outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court and a misdemeanor
charge of _trespassing in a city park_ after warning, police said in a
statement.
Officers warned Malinowski on Thursday that he was creating a health
hazard because he did not have an “accessible marine sanitation device
aboard his unregistered vessel and did not have record of _proper
disposal of waste_,” police said."
(Wotta punkass bad cop bitch act that was!)
Now doing van life:
https://www.tiktok.com/@speed.l88/video/7445086914018888982
https://www.tiktok.com/@speed.l88/video/7443924715095297302
The blue moving pad is a ncie utility quilt/bdding.
https://www.tiktok.com/@malinoski.lieutenant.dan/video/7445499972449029418