The peculiar vessel is fitted with makeshift paddles meant to propel Baluchi forward as he turned the base of the vessel in a manner reminiscent of a hamster wheel.
Dramatic footage surfaced recently of a Coastguard Rescue Team attempting to save a man from a stolen yacht, as wave after wave slammed into the stricken vessel. The story gets weirder from there.
More than 30 members of the US Coast Guard were enjoying a splash when a shark rocked up. Cue mild panic and gunfire.
Watch the US as it tries to hinder the Columbians extra sneaky efforts to transport the illegal stuff off the coast of Mexico last month.