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A person in Florida who refused to depart his small boat a number of occasions up to now few days has lastly agreed to evacuate earlier than Hurricane Milton smashes into the coast … regardless of beforehand telling cops in a viral video they would want to forcibly take away him.
The seafarer reportedly named Joseph Malinowski — recognized affectionately as “Lieutenant Dan” on TikTok — ignored a number of warnings from Tampa police to depart his vessel … all whereas a Class 4 storm stays on monitor to smash into Florida’s Gulf Coast.
I do know the Mayor of Tampa simply stated in her press convention that Lieutenant Dan went to a shelter.
He didn’t,
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A clip of Dan’s interplay — posted by TikToker “Tampa Terrence,” who has been chronicling Lt. Dan in latest months — reveals the ocean captain refusing a police officer’s request to depart.
The officer — who Tampa Terrence claims is Chief of Tampa PD Lee Bercaw — tells Dan the police will come again the next day to forcibly evacuate him … and, Lieutenant Dan says he’ll see him tomorrow ‘trigger he is not going anyplace.
Nonetheless, we have spoken with a rep for Tampa Police … who tells us they do not really forcibly take away individuals. Fortunately, they are saying, Malinowski has lastly knowledgeable them he’ll really evacuate the boat.
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Malinowski — a one-legged man who obtained his nickname from the character within the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump” — has talked in a number of movies about why he initially deliberate to remain on the water … saying God initially advised him to purchase the boat, and he believes the Almighty has his again.
As for individuals’s calls saying Hurricane Milton would tear by way of his ship … Lt. Dan pointed to the story of Noah’s Ark — saying everybody on land drowned, however Noah and his household, and the animals, survived on a ship.
Hurricane Milton is predicted to make landfall Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning. It comes simply weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the Southeastern U.S. … reportedly killing no less than 227 and displacing hundreds extra.
Seems like Lieutenant Dan thought twice about attempting to climate this storm.