[Islander7]

The boat was also flying under a foreign flag with Arabic lettering, but sheriff's investigators wouldn't say which country it might be from.

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Any Florida FReepers got any more info on this?

[La Lydia]

It is highly probable that his name is Mohammed.

[cripplecreek]

Iranian navy?

[allmost]

Some lost decoy looking for Cocoa Beach? His mufti gave him a free pass, the drugs wore off, and he ended up in a swamp.
Just a guess.

[ml/nj]

[he] won't say who he is, or what he was doing

I'd give him about a half hour to change his mind, and then begin to execute him; slowly.

ML/NJ

[Velveeta]

Ping

[He Rides A White Horse]

The man also couldn't prove he owned the boat and wouldn't tell authorities where he was going.

I would simply tell him that he isn't going anywhere.

[wtd]

Back in September, another boat drifted into nearby waters - also flying foreign flag. . .dismissed as storm related.

http://www.wesh.com/news/24852418/detail.html
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — A large sailboat was found on Thursday adrift in the rough seas stirred up by Hurricane Earl.

Coast Guard officials were working to determine where the boat came from. They said it didn’t appear that the boat broke its moorings and drifted away, but they said there have been no reports of a missing boat either.

The boat was tossed in 9- to 12-foot seas stirred up by Earl and was found about five miles off Cocoa Beach and towed to Port Canaveral by the Coast Guard cutter Shrike.

Survival Guide | Special Section | Hurricane Special

The boat’s sail was shredded, and authorities said that was part of the mystery. A boat that was moored would have had its sails stowed, but this one appeared to have its sails rigged for sailing. However, nobody was aboard.

A Coast Guard spokesman said there was no reason to start a search-and-rescue mission because there’s no evidence that anyone had gone overboard.

The sailboat had a foreign flag, and the Coast Guard is working to determine the vessel’s owner.

Drug runners are known to abandon boats offshore, but they don’t typically use sailboats. Refugees trying to leave Cuba or Haiti use any kind of boat they can get their hands on. But again, there’s no way of knowing yet who the boat belonged to.

Some of the answers to the many questions about the boat may be answered during a search of the vessel that was planned for Thursday evening at Port Canaveral.

[Revolting cat!]

John Doe? More like Ahmet Achmed!

[no-to-illegals]

Drug Dealer that lost his way to pickup? Someone looking for someones drop zone, on a rumor? Sounds drug related....mho

[FlingWingFlyer]

The description makes me think that it’s Kwanzaa Klaus!

[MamaDearest]

The boat was also flying under a foreign flag with Arabic lettering, but sheriff's investigators wouldn't say which country it might be from.

Dearbornistan - looking for the Great Lakes?

[353FMG]

>The man also couldn’t prove he owned the boat and wouldn’t tell authorities where he was going.<

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One quick waterboarding session will provide the answer. Why do we keep on pampering potential enemies?

[Wiggins]

He’s an Evil Djinn.

[shove_it]

Brevard County ping

[NonValueAdded]

Brevard County, Florida ping.

Let me know if you want on or off this ping list.
(not associated with the county government)

[Guenevere]

I'm less than 1/2 hour from this site....and they're a bit picky who comes and goes around there.

Hard for anyone or anything to slide under their radar.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Islander7.