Florida’s viral sensation “Lieutenant Dan,” a man who gained internet fame for riding out Hurricane Milton on his 22-foot sailboat, is behind bars in Tampa.

TAMPA, Fla. — The man who gained social media fame with TikTok posts as he was riding out two hurricanes in his boat has been arrested in Tampa, Florida.

Lieutenant Dan has been arrested after not moving his boat from a Tampa Bay park despite police telling him to several times.

Joseph Malinowsky, a Florida sailor, gained TikTok fame for riding out hurricanes on his sailboat, defying evacuation warnings. Despite his bravado, h

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,

Viral sailing sensation “ Lieutenant Dan ” was arrested in Florida due to the very boat that made him popular in the first place. According to Tampa PD, officers met with Lieutenant Dan at Bayshore Linear Park and Dock the day before when he informed them that he didn’t have an accessible marine sanitation device on his boat and lacked a record of proper waste disposal.

The man who gained social media fame for riding out two hurricanes in his boat in Tampa known as "Lieutenant Dan" has been arrested.

Joseph Malinowski, who went viral for claiming he would ride out Hurricane Milton inside his houseboat, was arrested Friday morning, Oct. 18.