Australian Navy Rescues Adventure Rower Who Set Off From Shelter Island
A Lithuanian man who was attempting to row from San Diego to Brisbane in order to raise awareness for Ukraine was rescued in the Pacific Ocean by the Australian Navy Sunday after he ran into a tropical cyclone.
Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
The 44-year-old adventurer had been stranded for three days in the Coral Sea around 740 kilometers (460 miles) east of the Queensland state coastal city of Mackay. He had rowed there in an enclosed boat nonstop from San Diego headed for the Queensland capital, Brisbane.
Rower rescued days before completing trans-Pacific feat
An adventurer who tried to row across the Pacific Ocean from the United States to Australia has been rescued just days before he reached his final destination.
Australian navy rescues rower days from completing solo Pacific crossing
Lithuanian man picked up after becoming stranded in ‘highly unfavourable conditions’ during San Diego to Brisbane journey
Stranded rower rescued off Australian coast while attempting to cross Pacific Ocean
Aurimas Mockus had been stranded for three days in the Coral Sea around 460 miles east of Queensland. He had rowed there in an enclosed boat non-stop from San Diego headed for Brisbane.
Rower plucked from path of tropical cyclone off Australia
SYDNEY: A Lithuanian rower was rescued from storm-tossed seas off Australia on Monday (March 3) after paddling into a tropical cyclone while trying to cross the Pacific Ocean alone.
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VIDEO: Aurimas Mockus was rescued in the Coral Sea this morning.
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