Lieutenant Dan’s decision to “ride out” the storm on his boat came after the National Hurricane Center cautioned that Milton’s storm surge could inundate Tampa with 10-15 feet of water.

Languages: English and some Welsh. The popular TikTok user known as "Lieutenant Dan" has survived Hurricane Milton's landfall after he refused to evacuate his boat in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Magazine and Reach PLC magazines. Spencer Platt/Getty A Tampa man nicknamed “Lieutenant Dan” is safe after riding out Hurricane Milton in his sailboat. In videos shared by journalists on X ...

A Florida man known as "Lieutenant Dan" had TikTok viewers around the world on the edge of their seats waiting for Hurricane Milton to pass through Tampa in hopes he survived after he chose to ...

The man known as Lt. Dan, whose determination to ride out Hurricane Milton in a sailboat earned him Internet fame, has been arrested in Florida, according to police. Joe Malinowski remained in ...

has yet to hunker down in a shelter ahead of Hurricane Milton. During Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s final press conference ahead of the storm, she said that Tampa’s Lt. Dan was rescued on ...