TAMPA, Fla. — 54-year-old Joseph Malinowski, who has been dubbed “Lieutenant Dan” on social media, has survived record-breaking Hurricane Milton on his 20-foot sailboat.

Viral TikTok sensation Lieutenant Dan, whose real name is Joe Malinowski, garnered concern after making it known that he had no plans to leave his 22-foot sailboat despite being parked in Hurricane Milton’s path in Tampa Bay,

A Tampa man who refused to leave the sailboat he lives on survived Hurricane Milton. Joseph Malinowski went viral online before the storm made landfall. People gave him the nickname “Lieutenant Dan,” like the character from Forrest Gump.