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Real Florida Man headlines: Boats and water

With 1,350 miles of coastline and more registered boats than any other state, Florida's water stories are inevitable: jet skis in the wrong places, boats stolen and then crashed, and rescues that started as a good idea on a Saturday afternoon.

64 verified headlines, newest first. Each one links to the article that reported it; the percentage shows how many players believed it when it appeared in the game against a fake.

  1. Florida man kayaks down flooded roadway

    kyma.com · 2026 ↗

  2. In 2026, a Florida man went lobster diving and spotted a torpedo-shaped object; the Navy later detonated

    timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 2026 ↗

  3. Florida Man Crashes SUV Into Cape Cod Ocean, Then Tries to Break Into a Yacht Club

    motorbiscuit.com · 2026 ↗

  4. Florida man has been cited 20 times for living on derelict boats, which have cost the state about $370,000 to remove from the water

    tampabay.com · 2026 ↗ · 57 % of 74 players picked it as real

  5. Florida man boat captain accused of selling kilos of cocaine found at sea

    weartv.com · 2026 ↗

  6. Florida Man Turns an Umbrella Into a Makeshift Sailboat

    yahoo.com · 2026 ↗

  7. Florida man who is a deputy tried to sneak 60 MDMA pills onto cruise ship in Skittles bags: officials

    fox35orlando.com · 2025 ↗

  8. Florida Man Arrested for ‘Unlawfully’ Boarding Younger Fisherman’s Boat After Video of Heated Confrontation Goes Viral

    yahoo.com · 2025 ↗

  9. Florida Man fails boating sobriety test and is jailed...while entirely sober and not on drugs

    sun-sentinel.com · 2025 ↗

  10. Florida Man Breaks Into Mark Zuckerberg's Yacht, Starts Throwing Stuff in the Water

    autoevolution.com · 2024 ↗

  11. Florida Man and his dog rescued by US Coast Guard after sailboat sinks 25 miles from land in Gulf after it started to take on waters from hurricane Helene

    mypanhandle.com · 2024 ↗

  12. Florida man refuses to evacuate boat in Tampa Bay despite warnings of savage storm in Hurricane Milton

    themirror.com · 2024 ↗

  13. Florida man passes out drunk at helm of boat as it speeds toward public beach full of people swimming

    tampabay.com · 2023 ↗

  14. Florida man allegedly stole boat to return to Cuba, said ‘he disliked living in the U.S.’

    wfla.com · 2022 ↗

  15. 71-year-old Florida Man rode out Hurricane Ian on his sailboat: 'It was evil'

    naplesnews.com · 2022 ↗

  16. Missing Florida Man tried to ride Jet Ski to Bahamas despite ongoing hurricane

    msn.com · 2022 ↗

  17. Florida man stole $2.6 million in COVID relief, used it to buy boat, engagement ring: DOJ

    wfla.com · 2022 ↗

  18. Florida man bought homes, boat, engagement ring with $2.6M PPP loan fraud scheme, DOJ says

    orlandosentinel.com · 2022 ↗

  19. Florida man sells pizzas from his boat, says 'Damn, I'm onto something'

    tampabay.com · 2022 ↗

  20. Florida Man Fails To Outswim Deputies After Botched Boat Theft

    tampafp.com · 2022 ↗

  21. Federal agents stumble upon Florida man standing atop sinking plane

    mynews13.com · 2021 ↗

  22. Florida man boater arrested for DUI after he sprayed officers with saltwater in Key Largo

    local10.com · 2021 ↗

  23. Florida Man, a veteran detective, charged with misdemeanor theft for stealing spiny lobsters from a boat he had pulled over

    miamiherald.com · 2021 ↗

  24. Florida man washes ashore after trying to ‘walk’ to New York in bubble device

    msn.com · 2021 ↗

  25. Florida man finds nearly 70 lbs. of cocaine floating off Florida Keys

    fox13news.com · 2021 ↗

  26. Florida Man uses Hurricane Sally debris to build giant pirate ship

    wfla.com · 2020 ↗

  27. Manatee poke lands Florida Man boat captain in federal court

    tampabay.com · 2020 ↗

  28. Florida man rescued clinging to hull of his capsized boat 86 miles offshore

    msn.com · 2020 ↗

  29. Florida Man Leads Federal, Local Authorities on Jet Ski Chase in Miami

    nbcdfw.com · 2020 ↗

  30. Florida Man reportedly used $2 million in virus aid to buy boat

    thegrio.com · 2020 ↗

  31. Florida man stuck on cruise ship for 8 weeks

    cbs12.com · 2020 ↗

  32. Florida Man Stole, Crashed, and Abandoned a $1M Yacht

    tampabay.com · 2020 ↗

  33. Florida Man finds tribe of valuable treasures from 1715 shipwreck

    winknews.com · 2020 ↗

  34. Florida Man Runs to Bermuda in a Giant Bubble

    swimmersdaily.com · 2020 ↗

  35. Florida Man Rescues Jetski Rider Hit By Fishing Boat. He did it by quickly jumping off a yacht onto his own Jetski.

    cbsnews.com · 2020 ↗

  36. Florida Man plans to stalk newly reopened beaches dressed as the Grim Reaper

    sun-sentinel.com · 2020 ↗

  37. Florida Man Who Tried to 'Run' to Bermuda in Inflatable Bubble Rescued by Coast Guard, Again

    buzzfeed.com · 2019 ↗

  38. Florida Man boat owner wanted to sail away on retirement. Then came the lightning.

    miamiherald.com · 2019 ↗

  39. Florida man leads police on low-speed chase in canoe

    the904now.com · 2019 ↗

  40. Florida man buys boat, grounds it near major highway, can’t afford to move it because of nine kids to support so he buys another boat

    tampabay.com · 2018 ↗

  41. Florida man drives Ferrari into Palm Beach Inlet

    cbs12.com · 2018 ↗

  42. Florida Man Arrested for Taking Girlfriend Out to Dinner on Boat That Isn't His; Doing $1000 Worth of Damage to Toilet

    nbc-2.com · 2018 ↗

  43. Florida Man spotted riding jet ski on Florida road... yes, road

    local10.com · 2018 ↗

  44. Florida man steals and crashes $61,000 boat belonging to dentist who shot Cecil The Lion

    orlandoweekly.com · 2018 ↗

  45. No water, no problem for Florida man who converted Sea-Doo into street-legal motorbike

    miamiherald.com · 2018 ↗

  46. Florida man drives jet ski on the street

    6abc.com · 2018 ↗

  47. Florida man rides Sea-Doo on highway (Video)

    miamiherald.com · 2018 ↗

  48. Sheriff: Florida man on house arrest rescued after stealing boat and running aground

    heraldtribune.com · 2018 ↗

  49. Florida man rescued in lake after taking Molly and stealing swan boat

    dailymail.com · 2017 ↗

  50. Florida Man charged with hit-and-run - on a sailboat

    wptv.com · 2017 ↗

  51. Cunning Florida man paddles surfboard into Atlantic Ocean in bid to escape deputies

    tcpalm.com · 2017 ↗

  52. Florida man steals swan boat and then needs police to rescue him from the middle of a lake in Orlando

    wftv.com · 2017 ↗

  53. Florida man catches kilo of cocaine while fishing off Miami Shore

    local10.com · 2016 ↗

  54. Florida Man forced to pay Coast Guard $1 million for search efforts after faking his own disappearance

    wftv.com · 2016 ↗

  55. Florida Man steals yacht when captain isn't looking, causes millions in damage, swims away. Still at large.

    cbsnews.com · 2016 ↗

  56. Florida man has "one too many Long Island Iced Teas" and crashes 72' $500,000 yacht into shore. Abandons yacht.

    i.reddituploads.com · 2016 ↗

  57. Florida man tries to steal docked boat, but forgets to untie it as he tries to drive it away

    offthebeat.blogs.tcpalm.com · 2016 ↗

  58. Florida man using 'hydropod' attempting to reach Bermuda rescued at sea by US Coast Guard

    foxnews.com · 2016 ↗

  59. Florida man known as "Captain Bubble" embarking on 3,500 mile ocean voyage in plastic bubble

    sun-sentinel.com · 2016 ↗

  60. Florida Man City Mayor plans raft trip from Cuba to US and claims "it's not about the publicity."

    m.news-journalonline.com · 2016 ↗

  61. Turns out faking your disappearance at sea is illegal. Take it from this Florida man facing charges

    sun-sentinel.com · 2016 ↗

  62. Florida Man goes fishing, catches 50 pounds of cocaine

    nbc-2.com · 2015 ↗

  63. Florida man in human-powered inflatable bubble trying to run from FL to Bermuda is rescued by U.S. Coast Guard.

    edition.cnn.com · 2014 ↗

  64. Florida man in bubble saved by coast guard

    nbc-2.com · 2014 ↗

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