An ultra-marathoner trying to `` run '' from Florida to Bermuda in a human-powered inflatable bubble was rescued Saturday morning after he signaled for help , the Coast Guard said . Reza Baluchi , according to his website , has set a goal of running across more than 190 recognized nations to encourage world peace . CNN ran a story about him in 2012 . The Coast Guard first encountered Baluchi on Wednesday after receiving a report about a man in a bubble off the coast of Miami , disoriented and asking for directions to Bermuda , a Coast Guard press release said . It was not clear when he started his quest . A Coast Guard cutter found Baluchi . Officials described the craft as a `` hydro pod bubble '' and a man in a 2013 YouTube video called a Baluchi bubble `` a big hamster wheel . '' It moved along the ground as Baluchi ran inside . In the press release , the Coast Guard said Baluchi had protein bars , bottled water , a GPS and a satellite phone . The Coast Guard conveyed the voyage 's dangers and asked Baluchi to quit his journey because he did n't have enough supplies . But he would n't leave his vessel , officials said . The Coast Guard monitored his progress and on Saturday morning an exhausted Baluchi activated his personal locating beacon , the Coast Guard said . A Coast Guard HC-130 airplane and MH-60 helicopter , along with the vessel Maersk Montana , were sent to rescue Baluchi 70 nautical miles east of St. Augustine , the Coast Guard said . He was exhausted and taken to the Coast Guard air station in Clearwater , where his medical condition was evaluated . There were no reported injuries , the Coast Guard said . `` Part of his effort was to make world peace but he got caught up in the Gulf Stream , '' said Coast Guard public affairs specialist Mark Barney . `` The chances of muscling out of the Gulf Stream were pretty low . '' Baluchi could not be reached for comment , but a video posted on Baluchi 's Facebook page described his plans to travel in the bubble across the Caribbean , as well as his other athletic exploits . The CNN.com story quoted Baluchi saying he 'd run across the United States twice and around its perimeter once . He fled Iran to escape persecution , he said . Now he is an American citizen . `` Reza does n't listen to anyone , '' Davis Hyslop , a businessman and one of Baluchi 's supporters , said in the 2012 story . `` He has these outsized ambitions that he sets his mind to . He 's a success above and beyond anyone 's expectations . It 's almost biblical . But you got ta be a little crazy to undertake such an endeavor , right ? ''
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